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Quick financial fix
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 02/05/2016
» Inside an air-conditioned room, a man with a grim face sat behind a tall counter with a metal barrier separating him from incoming clients. Suddenly, someone approaches him with a piece of jewellery in hand. After inspecting the item, the man names his price. After a negotiation, a contract is then signed as a promise for the client to pay back his loan plus interest and reclaim the item. Then, the client walks out with a handful of cash. The entire process lasts only a few minutes.
In the lull of Ocean Utopia
Life, Published on 02/05/2016
» It is both a work of art and a project to preserve and protect nature. But above all, "Ocean Utopia" is the dream come true of Valerie Goutard, known by her artist name Val, an energetic 40-something sculptor already well-known across Asia and beyond for her lanky, faceless and yet deeply seductive bronze characters strolling the world as if in a perpetual quest for meaning.