But Kali Code is home to many of the people who help make Yogyakarta tick. The close-knit neighbourhood provides a colourful atmosphere for creative production, where residents work alongside each other at their diverse small-scale industries. In one small section live a family-run tofu factory, jamu (herbal medicine) producers, sandal makers, tailors, becak drivers, and builders who construct and cleaners who maintain the houses of Yogyakarta.

Workers in a family-run tofu factory

The Jamu maker’s hands are stained yellow by herbs

A Kali Code woman