Painted beach rocks in Riau Islands earn netizens' ire, praise
21 Feb 2018 17:26:50
thejakartapost.com
The rocks on Tanjung Siambang Beach on Dompak Island, Riau Islands province, has recently become a social media topic.
Kompas Travel reported that a Facebook user named Iza Zul had uploaded photographs of the large rocks on the beach being painted in a variety of bright colors.
The photos showed several people painting the rocks red, blue, green, yellow and other eye-catching hues. Several netizens commented that painting the rocks was vandalism and that it was disruptive to nature. University student Fauzul a commented, “Why was this idea even thought up? This is vandalism. If one wants to make art, why ruin nature? There are other ways that are not destructive.”
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