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Fogotting island 

Muhammad Fadli

Across the middle of Indonesia's Banda Sea, island of Rhun is synonymous with isolation. As early as several centuries ago, Ruen Island was not so depressed. Nutmeg used to grow almost exclusively in Banda Islands. Ruen Island is regarded as one of the earliest overseas colonies of Britain. When the Brayda Treaty was promulgated in 1667, the British officially ceded it to Holland. With the spread of nutmeg in the early 19th century, the Dutch monopoly on nutmeg also ended. Today, there is hardly any glory left in the past on Ruen Island. Nutmeg is still planted by local people, and it is used as money to exchange clothes and ship engines. With the glory of history fading away, Ruen Island has actually become an island forgotten by the world. The spice trade has brought wealth to Europeans who have crossed the ocean, but it is a curse to the aborigines of the island.

Muhammad Fadli is a Sumatran photographer from Jakarta, Indonesia. He focuses on making documentaries, special photography and so on. At the beginning of this year, he co-founded the Arka project, a collection of Indonesian independent photographers, with two friends.

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被遗忘的小岛

Muhammad Fadli

横跨印尼班达海（Banda Sea）中部，鲁恩岛（island of Rhun）就是与世隔绝的代名词。早在几个世纪前，鲁恩岛并没有这么萧条。肉豆蔻曾经几乎只生长在班达群岛上。鲁恩岛被认为是英国最早的海外殖民地之一。1667年布雷达条约颁布，英国人正式将它割让给荷兰。随着19世纪初肉豆蔻树的传播，荷兰也结束了对肉豆蔻的垄断。今天，鲁恩岛上几乎没有留下什么过去的辉煌。当地人依然种着肉豆蔻，当把它用作货币来交换衣物和船舶发动机。随着历史的辉煌渐渐远去，鲁恩岛其实已经变成了一个被世界遗忘了的小岛。香料贸易为漂洋过海的欧洲人带来了财富，但对于小岛的原住民来说却是个诅咒。

穆罕默德•法德利（Muhammad Fadli）是一名来自印尼雅加达，苏门答腊籍摄影师。他专注于拍摄纪录片、专题摄影等。今年年初，他与两位朋友一起合伙创立了印尼独立摄影师作品集——阿尔卡（Arka）项目。

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