Ketut's mother is unlocking the room where she has held her son since 2006. "He was very aggressive and stole a cow, then he started hitting me and even tried to kill his father, we had no choice but to chain him and lock him up". Bali, Indonesia
Hereby I like to say thanks to Professor Dr Luh Ketut Suryani and Dr Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana as they have shown me a World I did not think existed.
Through the Suryani Institute I have been given privileged access to many of their patients currently in Pasung and some who have been released from Pasung.
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I began this project in 2013 during a visit for my own professional development as a photojournalist which led me to story of Pasung. The focus of the project 'Caged Humans in Bali' which is an ongoing body of work will be to raise much more awareness of the issue of 'Pasung' and break the stigma associated with Mental Health through my images to a broader audience with the end result being a prompting to agencies and individuals who can work with the local governments and The Suryani Institute to help end Pasung or at least to give it serious consideration of how to tackle this human rights problem. I hope that in creating the images of this issue, it will prompt stories to be written, it will be made more of an issue in the public domain so that then those that are out there who wish to help can do so and begin dialogue with the people who are working on the ground like the Suryani Institute. The outcomes of this project are expected to unite and empower the Balinese people, assist in the improvement of the quality of healthcare in the island, and promote human dignity in mental health and social care interventions.
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Caged Humans in Bali was Awarded by United Nation (AUS) 'Best Photojournalism Award' 2014
Mifa (Moscow International Foto Awards 2014) received SILVER Award - Editorial-General News
Honorable Mention at the Moscow International Foto Awards 2014-Photo Essay.
Presentation on Caged Humans in Bali at: http://www.pechakucha.org/users/ingetje-tadros
Published at Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2710425/Heartbreaking-pictures-Balis-dark-mentally-ill-people-locked-left-filth-families.html
More images at my website, (direct link>) http://ingetjetadros.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/Caged-Humans-in-Bali-Indonesia/C0000hYF.vDNrgb0
Caged Humans in Bali is Exclusive at Diimex: http://www.diimex.com/
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Caged Humans in Bali
When I walked into that room, I did not see a room. It was a cage, and in that cage was a human being that had been stripped of her wings, her voice, her humanity. The first feelings that came to me as I entered this room, this cage, this holding pen, was that in the corner was another human - but one who was caged in many ways, mentally and physically. I knew I had to capture this story because for me, my freedom is something I take for granted and I wanted to tell the story of how freedom for some of our fellow human beings is but a dream....but by talking about it and showing it we can move towards helping by bringing the human suffering of these victims of Pasung to the world, so that we can collectively do something to help.
The focus of the project 'Caged Humans in Bali' will be to raise much more awareness of the issue of 'Pasung'. Pasung is the physical restraint by way of chains, ropes and cages of the mentally ill in Indonesia under the care of their families as there is a lack of governmental support for the full care and rehabilitation of the victims and their family. It is estimated that there are more than 18,800 people under Pasung today. I must also explain that this is not a story about blame of the families who must endure the hardships of caring for their loved ones who are afflicted by a mental health condition. Through the lens I have tried to capture the individuals who are under Pasung through no fault of their own or their families, but due to a larger issue of no funding and resources to combat this growing situation that sees families having to deal with their loved ones in the most trying circumstances and not having the skills to help.
The focus of the project 'Caged Humans in Bali' will be to raise much more awareness of the issue of 'Pasung'. Pasung is the physical restraint by way of chains, ropes and cages of the mentally ill in Indonesia under the care of their families as there is a lack of governmental support for the full care and rehabilitation of the victims and their family. It is estimated that there are more than 18,800 people under Pasung today. I must also explain that this is not a story about blame of the families who must endure the hardships of caring for their loved ones who are afflicted by a mental health condition. Through the lens I have tried to capture the individuals who are under Pasung through no fault of their own or their families, but due to a larger issue of no funding and resources to combat this growing situation that sees families having to deal with their loved ones in the most trying circumstances and not having the skills to help.
Hereby I like to say thanks to Professor Dr Luh Ketut Suryani and Dr Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana as they have shown me a World I did not think existed.
Through the Suryani Institute I have been given privileged access to many of their patients currently in Pasung and some who have been released from Pasung.
I began this project in 2013 during a visit for my own professional development as a photojournalist which led me to story of Pasung. The focus of the project 'Caged Humans in Bali' which is an ongoing body of work will be to raise much more awareness of the issue of 'Pasung' and break the stigma associated with Mental Health through my images to a broader audience with the end result being a prompting to agencies and individuals who can work with the local governments and The Suryani Institute to help end Pasung or at least to give it serious consideration of how to tackle this human rights problem. I hope that in creating the images of this issue, it will prompt stories to be written, it will be made more of an issue in the public domain so that then those that are out there who wish to help can do so and begin dialogue with the people who are working on the ground like the Suryani Institute. The outcomes of this project are expected to unite and empower the Balinese people, assist in the improvement of the quality of healthcare in the island, and promote human dignity in mental health and social care interventions.
Caged Humans in Bali was Awarded by United Nation (AUS) 'Best Photojournalism Award' 2014
Mifa (Moscow International Foto Awards 2014) received SILVER Award - Editorial-General News
Honorable Mention at the Moscow International Foto Awards 2014-Photo Essay.
Presentation on Caged Humans in Bali at: http://www.pechakucha.org/users/ingetje-tadros
Published at Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2710425/Heartbreaking-pictures-Balis-dark-mentally-ill-people-locked-left-filth-families.html
More images at my website, (direct link) http://ingetjetadros.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/Caged-Humans-in-Bali-Indonesia/C0000hYF.vDNrgb0
Caged Humans in Bali is Exclusive at Diimex: http://www.diimex.com/
When I walked into that room, I did not see a room. It was a cage, and in that cage was a human being that had been stripped of her wings, her voice, her humanity. The first feelings that came to me as I entered this room, this cage, this holding pen, was that in the corner was another human - but one who was caged in many ways, mentally and physically. I knew I had to capture this story because for me, my freedom is something I take for granted and I wanted to tell the story of how freedom for some of our fellow human beings is but a dream....but by talking about it and showing it we can move towards helping by bringing the human suffering of these victims of Pasung to the world, so that we can collectively do something to help.
Ketut's mother is unlocking the room where she has held her son since 2006. "He was very aggressive and stole a cow, then he started hitting me and even tried to kill his father, we had no choice but to chain him and lock him up". Bali, Indonesia
Dr.Suryani, known as Bali's Good Samaritan, found Ketut in 2011 where he had been locked up and chained in a dark smelly room since 2006. She started treating him and the family was able to release him from the chain, but fear of what he may do leaves the family with no choice but to keep him locked in a room, minus the chains. Manggis, Bali, Indonesia
Now Ketut has been released from the chain for three years, however he is still being kept in a dark and filthy room, unwashed and fed once a day. He has been in this room now for the past eight years. Manggis, Bali, Indonesia
Mila looked after her mentally ill mother and brother from a very young age and became mentally ill herself at the age of sixteen. Mila is now trapped by her own mental health which leaves her laying in a small room, talking to herself and not fit to look after those of her family who are also mentally ill . She can not do any of the caring that she would have normally done like feeding the family. Family members feed them. Her mother is restrained in a small hut in a field behind the house. Singaraya, Bali, Indonesia
This little metal cage away from the main house has been Sari's prison for over sixteen years, when she became mentally ill she got placed in this tin shed with only a woven bamboo floor to sit on and empty inside. Here she is sitting in a position hardly changed over all these years. Now she is not able to walk anymore.
Ari is now capable of washing himself albeit in dirty conditions. Ari's stepmother is his carer as well as that of his sister and his mother who are also mentally ill.
Kadek has been chained and locked up by his brother who is afraid to release Kadek: "As he is too aggressive". Kadek was firstly restrained with a chain in 2004 but the log of wood was added in 2013. Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia
Kadek lays now in this bed twenty four hours, seven days a week and has been doing so for the past ten years...Kadek does not have the ability to walk at all due to the restraining process used which has affected his body. Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia
Kadek's room has been her prison for the past twenty years. Her keeper is her father who lets her out sometimes for brief periods in the afternoon. Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia
Kadek sits in her own bodily filth smeared across the floor. No windows therefore no ventilation. Her door is metal sheet iron with a little window and outside, it is secured with a large padlock. Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia
"The chain has been made shorter," mentioned Gudeh's mother to me, "as my son has previously jumped through the window and climbed on to the verandah where he took some lightbulbs out which created almost a fire."Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia
Gudeh has mood swings and often does not know what he is doing. Gudeh has been chained on one leg and is not able to walk around as the chain is shortened as previous he had jumped out the window. He has a thin dirty mat to lay on and the only thing he does is smoking sigarettes.
Wayan's room is two x three meters. There are no windows, concrete floors and walls make up the room. She sleeps on the floor without a mattress. A chain still hangs in her room, even though she has been released after fourteen years of being in Pasung. Wayan is now on medication. The conditions all these people are kept in would be considered inhumane, even for livestock in the West
Kadeh spent eight years with his brother Komang, in a cage behind the family house. Because of treatment by Dr. Suryani the brothers are now released and receive regular treatment. Komang even got married and now has a son.
Ni Wayan was left chained in a shed with chickens for many years. Then she was found by scouts of Dr. Suryani's team at the beginning of 2014. Now her mother is looking after her, while she is receiving medication. They both live in a kitchen. "Almost every case is treatable," states Dr.Suryani.
Dr. Luh Ketut Suryani, one of Indonesia's 700 psychiatrists, is transforming the mental health field to address the country's growing number of mental health disorders. Using an approach that combines traditional healing methods with modern psychology, Suryani is providing a cost effective treatment option available to all sectors of society. Bali, Indonesia
