Empathy [presentation for videography project: "Where R Ur Empathies, Jakartans?", 2006]

This is a synopsis of the introductory presentation for the videography project: Where R Ur Empathies, Jakartans? “urban distortion phenomenon of Jakarta in design perspective” [:campaign project] -- an initiative urban campaign project to critize the urban phenomenon of Jakarta. With his colleague, Priyanto under the team called urbVIZ [:studio] or Urban Visualization Studio, Sigit tried to describe what "empathy" is and why we should empathize others.

"Empathy"

• the identification and understanding of another’s situation and feelings
• the action of being sensitive to another person’s experience and feelings
• understanding and entering into another person’s feelings

While the ability to imagine oneself as another person is a sophisticated imaginative process which only fully develops later on in life, the roots of this ability are probably innate.

Human capacity to recognize the emotions of others are related to our imitative capacities, and seem to be grounded on the innate capacity to associate the bodily movements and facial expressions we see, with the proprioceptive feelings of those same movements or expressions.




Humans also make the same immediate connection between the tone of voice and inner feeling. Hence by looking at the facial expressions or bodily movements of others, or hearing their tone of voice, we are able to get an immediate sense of how they feel on the inside.

We experience this as directly seeing their emotion (say sadness or anger) not just the behavioral symptoms of that emotion.





One must be careful not to confuse empathy with sympathy, which is a distinct social emotion characterized by a general pro-attitude towards another person and their goals.

empathy can affect sympathy

Some experts (psychologist, scientist, psychiatrist) believe that not all humans have an ability to feel empathy or perceive the emotions of others. For instance, Autism and Asperger's syndrome are often characterized by an inability to empathize with others.




Even more, People can empathise with animals.

As such, empathy is thought to be a driving psychological force behind the animal rights movement (an example of sympathy), whether or not using empathy is justified by any real similarity between the emotional experiences of animals and humans.

just try to do these simple things:
See what other sees
Hear what other hears
Feel what other feels

another link in Sigit Kusumawijaya Multilpy site:
JKT urban-cinematography [:project] >>>03 Presentation about "Empathy": http://sigitkusumawijaya.multiply.com/photos/album/5

This project has been presented on Belajar Desain [Design Learning] Gathering #22 on 24 Februari 2006. The documentations can be found in this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belajardesain/photos/album/2082583944/pic/list

Poster Design by Sigit Kusumawijaya

Work Description:
Title: Empathy [introductory presentation for the videography project: Where R Ur Empathies, Jakartans?]
Presenter: Sigit Kusumawijaya
Team: Sigit Kusumawijaya & Priyanto
Year: 2006
Achievement:
* Entry for OK Video 2006, International Video Competition held by Ruang Rupa, Jakarta
* Presented and exhibited on Open House Arsitektur UI, Januari 2006, Jakarta
* Presented on Belajar Desain [Design Learning] Gathering #22, 24 Februari 2006, Jakarta
* Presented on Forum of Indonesian Young Architect (Forum Arsitek Muda Indonesia/AMI), Jakarta
* Published on OUTMAGZ Magazine vol.13//April 2006//COLOR on page 58-61

(toothless) famed Landmark [videography project, 2006]

This project is one of the issues from the videography project: Where R Ur Empathies, Jakartans? “urban distortion phenomenon of Jakarta in design perspective” [:campaign project] -- an initiative urban campaign project to critize the urban phenomenon of Jakarta. With his colleague, Priyanto under the team called urbVIZ [:studio] or Urban Visualization Studio, Sigit tried to expose some issues and want to stress on some problem in Jakarta as one of megapolitan cities in the world.

(toothless) famed Landmark
[issue #04]

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[Bahasa Indonesia]

Latar Belakang
Landmark. Suatu wilayah atau kawasan atau daerah dapat dikenali oleh masyarakat melalui keberadaaan landmark. Dan begitulah kira-kira tujuan dan maksud diberadakannya sebuah landmark yang mungkin letaknya tidak hanya sekedar petanda wilayah, namun juga menjadi penghias wilayah, jika kita kaitkan dengan pengolahan kota dan wilayah. Di Jakarta, tidak hanya satu dua landmark yang ada, yang mungkin sering sekali kita lihat terutama di kawasan perkotaannya. Menjadi sebuah ikon yang kadang begitu disukai bahkan oleh anak kecil yang melihat semacam patung batu besar dengan proporsi yang tidak manusiawi dan berlekuk dengan satu macam gaya yang kadang mengundang tanda tanya. Namun ke-gigantisme-annya yang memang ditujukan agar semua orang yang melintasi suatu wilayah atau kawasan itu bisa melihat, selain menjadi penghibur perjalanan di kawasan perkotaan terutama yang kadang menjenuhkan dengan image kemapanan dan kejayaan yang semu.

Tujuan projek ini adalah untuk menjadi sebuah wacana tentang kota dan identitasnya dengan segala kemajuan yang dimilikinya. Menjadi sebuah gambaran realita hilangnya (baca: memudarnya) ikon-ikon jalan atau wilayah karena pembangunan yang kurang bisa mengendalikan diri dengan segala penghormatannya terhadap kota.



[English]

Background
Landmark. The area or space can be recognized or identified by the people with the existence of the landmark. And it is the purpose and mean of landmark which not only as a mark for an area but also as an aesthetic element of some area. In Jakarta, there are not only one or two landmarks that perhaps we often see especially in the urban area. Becoming as an icon that perhaps kids very much like of its shape who see a kind of giant rock sculpture which in unhuman proportion and raise a question. However its gigantism which has a purpose so that every person passing the area can see, beside as an entertainment of the journey in the urban area that often boring with the fake greatness.

The purpose of this project is become a discourse about city and its identity with their progressive development. Becoming a reality image about the fade of area and street icon because of uncontrollable development with all respects towards the city.

video #05 - (toothless) famed Landmark
youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoOyvbRbgLg

another link in Sigit Kusumawijaya Multilpy site:
[captured video]: http://sigitkusumawijaya.multiply.com/photos/album/6/6
[video]: http://sigitkusumawijaya.multiply.com/video/item/31/Priyanto_Sigit_-_05_toothless_famed_Landmark


This project has been presented on Belajar Desain [Design Learning] Gathering #22 on 24 Februari 2006. The documentations can be found in this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belajardesain/photos/album/2082583944/pic/list

Poster Design by Sigit Kusumawijaya

Work Description:
Title: (toothless) famed Landmark
Director: Priyanto
Editing: Priyanto
Duration: 4'53''
Achievement:
* Entry for OK Video 2006, International Video Competition held by Ruang Rupa, Jakarta
* Presented and exhibited on Open House Arsitektur UI, Januari 2006, Jakarta
* Presented on Belajar Desain [Design Learning] Gathering #22, 24 Februari 2006, Jakarta
* Presented on Forum of Indonesian Young Architect (Forum Arsitek Muda Indonesia/AMI), Jakarta
* Published on OUTMAGZ Magazine vol.13//April 2006//COLOR on page 58-61

re-PUZZLING Bus Shelter [videography project, 2006]

This project is one of the issues from the videography project: Where R Ur Empathies, Jakartans? “urban distortion phenomenon of Jakarta in design perspective” [:campaign project] -- an initiative urban campaign project to critize the urban phenomenon of Jakarta. With his colleague, Priyanto under the team called urbVIZ [:studio] or Urban Visualization Studio, Sigit tried to expose some issues and want to stress on some problem in Jakarta as one of megapolitan cities in the world.

re-PUZZLING Bus Shelter
[issue #03]

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[Bahasa Indonesia]

Latar Belakang
Isu ini ingin mengangkat fenomena banyaknya halte bus yang tidak sesuai dengan konteks lingkungannya. Halte-halte bus didesain sedemikian serupa harus disesuaikan dengan konteks lingkungannya. Di Jakarta, halte-halte bus pada daerah Business District seperti di area Sudirman-Thamrin sudah tepat dalam hal desainnya yang sesuai konteks lingkungannya. Halte-halte lain di daerah sekeliling monas juga sudah didesain sesuai konteks lingkungannya. Namun masih banyak halte-halte yang didesain dan diletakkan tidak sesuai konteks lingkungannya. Bahkan cenderung halte bus tersebut banyak yang sudah tidak berfungsi dan rusak sehingga banyak penumpang bus yang tidak memakai halte tersebut dengan semestinya yang mengakibatkan bus atau angkutan umum lain berhenti sembarangan karena penumpangnya tidak merasa nyaman menunggu di halte tersebut. Permasalahan ini coba ditangkap dan dianalisis untuk dicarikan penyelesaian-penyelesaian yang sederhana dan bersifat menggugah dan menyentil.

Tujuan dari projek ini adalah untuk mengangkat realita halte-halte bus di Jakarta yang banyak didesain tidak sesuai konteks. Disini dicoba untuk saling menukar halte, baik yang kurang kontekstual ditukar dengan yang lebih kontekstual, ataupun juga menukar halte yang sudah kontekstual dengan yang tidak kontekstual sebagai sebuah satire dan sindiran.



[English]

Background
This issue want to raise phenomenon of many bus stop that not suitable with the context of its environment. Bus stops is designed to match with its context. At Jakarta, bus stops on the Business District area like Sudirman-Thamrin corridor have already matched with its environment context in term of its design and function. It also happens in the area of National Monument (Monas). However there are still many bus stops designed not suitable with the context. Indeed those bus stops are already broken so that passengers do not use it properly that result in bus or other public transportation stop in the proper place. Those passengers do not want to wait at those bus stops because of uncomfortable reason.

The purpose is to raise the reality of bus stops in Jakarta that are designed unsuitable with the context. In this project we try to exchange bus stops one with another to let the viewer think and decide and also as a satire of the bus stop malfunction.

video #04 - re-PUZZLING Bus Shelter
since Warner Music Group blocked the video I put in youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPt1qXP7NHc you can watch video below
another link in Sigit Kusumawijaya Multilpy site:
[captured video]: http://sigitkusumawijaya.multiply.com/photos/album/7/7
[video]: http://sigitkusumawijaya.multiply.com/video/item/39


This project has been presented on Belajar Desain [Design Learning] Gathering #22 on 24 Februari 2006. The documentations can be found in this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belajardesain/photos/album/2082583944/pic/list

Poster Design by Sigit Kusumawijaya

Work Description:
Title: re-PUZZLING Bus Shelter
Director: Sigit Kusumawijaya
Editing: Sigit Kusumawijaya
Duration: 5'40''
Achievement:
* Entry for OK Video 2006, International Video Competition held by Ruang Rupa, Jakarta
* Presented and exhibited on Open House Arsitektur UI, Januari 2006, Jakarta
* Presented on Belajar Desain [Design Learning] Gathering #22, 24 Februari 2006, Jakarta
* Presented on Forum of Indonesian Young Architect (Forum Arsitek Muda Indonesia/AMI), Jakarta
* Published on OUTMAGZ Magazine vol.13//April 2006//COLOR on page 58-61