THERE was a kitten’s carcass and chicken claw scraps. There was the stench of waste. Goats and children were wandering around mounds of garbage. A man with a red body and fangs emerged. He shouted a warning about the earth getting warmer.

It happened at a dump in Kapuk, West Jakarta. And the red body was performed by Ady Santoso. Children were scared of the ‘Red Giant,’ but they also approached. A lot more came closer. Residents in the vi