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n this digital era, consumed by computer technology, the human
race is constantly endeavouring to expand our high-tech horizons,
but often, as we look toward the brave new dawn, we lose sight of
the areas in our life where the sun has begun to set.
As a computer engineer and programmer from Ngawi, Indonesia,
it is Boby Atmajaya’s job to always be looking toward the future, but in
his heart, he knows that the welfare of our future reaches far beyond the
success of our digital realms.
A hobby digital manipulator, Atmajaya has debuted his first series,
Extinction, aka Bone To Be Wild. While created in a digital world,
this collection displays a powerful commentary of our natural world.
Featuring striking images of animals in various natural states with
large parts of flesh missing—some even in the process of flaking away,
revealing their bare, skeletal structures beneath—Atmajaya’s series
makes a compelling statement on the state of wildlife extinction.
Extinction is a natural phenomenon, generally occurring at a rate of
one to five species per year; however, that number has now increased to
approximately 10,000 times that rate, with dozens of species becoming
Boby Atmajaya - @flecce_