Development2015

'Development' was filmed from day to night both in, and on the way to the tourist district of Kuta, on the Indonesian Island of Bali in 2000. The footage was edited into this film in 2015.

Two years after this footage was filmed, the Sari nightclub was the site of a major bombing attack which killed over 200 people and is thought to have been carried out in retaliation for Western governments 'war on terror' campaign, which was initiated by the United States following 9/11 and has since been used to justify numerous extreme military actions.

Consisting of hand-held shots, diegetic sound, and text by the artist, segments of the video are filmed in 'night-vision', including Balinese ritualistic dance dramas, Legong dancing (characterised by complex finger movements, footwork, and expressive facial expressions), and dances constructed specifically for tourist audiences. The film ends will an aged stone carving of Ganesha filmed in a cave.