(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