Seeing Local Wisdom as Form of Visual Art for Creating Place Identity in Kampung Pelangi, Semarang

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200703.056How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Visual Culture, Local Wisdom, Mural Art, Place Identity

Abstract

Villages with mural decorations had spread across Java and become new tourist attractions, some of those villages are: Villages on the banks of Code River in Yogyakarta, Jodipan Village in Malang, Rainbow Village in Randusari Semarang and many more. Mural creations that emerge across many urban villages in Java island Indonesia was a clear example how art can create social impacts. Mural not only function as decoration but able to transform an area into a productive space. This paper discusses the process of community mural in transforming a place into creative spaces and encourage residents to explore their local potentials, thus create a place of identity. This research focused on Kampung Wonosari in Randusari Semarang or currently known as Kampung Pelangi (Rainbow Village). Despite many potentials that can be found in Kampung Pelangi, it was chosen as the location of this research based on several problems; first Kampung Pelangi has become new icon for Semarang City but seems discontinued with its traditional values, second how will Kampung Pelangi sustain as an attractive destination? The location of Kampung Pelangi is surrounded by historic sites and it has a unique local content that can be further explored. This study focused on cultural heritage, local wisdom and to understand sociocultural development of Kampung Pelangi amid the modernization of Semarang City. This study is a qualitative research using mixed methods with ethnographic and participatory approach.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ernest Irwandi
AU  - Setiawan Sabana
AU  - Andryanto Rikrik Kusmara
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/07/03
TI  - Seeing Local Wisdom as Form of Visual Art for Creating Place Identity in Kampung Pelangi, Semarang
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Arts and Arts Education (ICAAE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 271
EP  - 275
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200703.056
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200703.056
ID  - Irwandi2020
ER  -