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Aug 20, 2023 · Nuraini Juliastuti


Subject: Bello’s special Warung



Dear Sara,

As a last post, a small reflection on the special warung (food stall), which is Bello’s comforting space in Stories of Wounds and Wonder 🐕🐾. In the story, the warung offers comfort not only because it provides food. More than that, it’s a friendly unassuming place. When I thought of the design of the warung, I realised that I was thinking of the warungs that I grew up with in Surabaya. Simple wooden benches. Home-cooked meals. Straightforward honest food. Street supermarkets. Vernacular designs. People’s taverns. A place to enjoy food while looking around the streets and the people. Alone together. Resourcefulness.

Nuning x

Warung Pojok, somewhere along Tunjungan (taken during Reading Sideways Press’ ‘Walking Theory’ event, July 16).

Various warungs encountered during Reading Sideways Press' 'Book, Literature, Sports, Sustainability’ event, July 15).

Warung Rindu Rasa near @c2olibrary.

Rujak stall near Novotel Cikini, Jakarta.

Nasi goreng Pak Ndut in Tropodo, Surabaya.

Depot Bu Rudi, Dharmawangsa, Surabaya.