DEAN WELCOME SPEECH
Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb.
First of all, let us thank to Allah SWT, The God Almighty, for it is with His blessing and mercy that we can hold the International Visual Culture Exhibition (IVCE #3), with a theme of Virtualization Movement a Virtual Exhibition from October 28th to November 29th 2020. This is the third year for IVCE, and the participants have been increasing each year. Let us hope that this year’s event runs well and brings benefits to all participants and the society in general.
The current IVCE #3 involves 141 artists that consist of: 46 foreign artists from 19 countries (USA, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Australia, Sweden, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Serbia, Iran, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapura, Philippines, and Vietnam), and 95 artists from Indonesia.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ICVE exhibition is held on a virtual platform. This virtual exhibition is an exciting choice to visit and should be appreciated during this time of the pandemic. In addition to the individual participants, almost all of Indonesian Universities that are engaged in arts are sending their representatives to participate in the IVCE #3 event such as FSRD ISI Padang Panjang, FSRD Trisakti Jakarta, FSRD ITB, FSR ISI Yogyakarta, FSRD ISI Surakarta, FSRD ISI Denpasar, and of course FSRD UNS as the organizing committee.
This event is supported by many parties, and therefore, we would like to express our gratitude to Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, SH, M.Hum. as the Rector of UNS who has been so enthusiastic in supporting this event. We would also like to thank and give the best appreciation to all participants and the committee who have worked so hard to make this event possible. And on this occasion, we would like to invite Mr. Jamal Wiwoho to officially open the IVCE #3 event.
That was all of my welcome speech today. I wish you a great exhibition. May this year’s ICVE be successful and beneficial for all of us, and hopefully I will see you again on the next ICVE #4 in 2021.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Surakarta, October 28 2020
Dean,
Dr. Rahmanu Widayat, M.Sn.
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Prof. M. Dwi Marianto, MFA., Ph.D
Indonesia
Dr. Mohammad Khizal Mohamed Saad
Malaysia
Prof. Michael Brynntrup
Germany
Rata Aksornthong
Thailand
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The 3rd International Visual Culture Exhibition (IVCE)
The Corona / Covid 19 pandemic has not yet found vaccines and medicine and signs will end, has shaken and destroyed all aspects of human life in this world. Transformation of all structures and systems of civilization and culture towards a new order is inevitable. Work From Home, Social Distancing, New Normal is a new vocabulary for interaction and lifestyle human. Art as the spirit of tapping is required to adapt to new technologies in present ideas and all their expressions. Virtual rooms become terminals while within the limitations of encounter and social intimacy between humans reveals the various problems of life and the turmoil of artistic sensitivity. Collaborate with various art institutions and good professional artists / designers at home and abroad, Faculty of Arts and Design (FSRD), Sebelas University March tried to summarize the various problems in the virtual showroom in an annual event; 3rd International Visual Culture Exhibition (IVCE). Virtualization Movement, this virtual exhibition will present anxiety, anger, enthusiasm, optimism and new hopes for the artist / designer (visual art, design, film / videos, and new media) in the virtual interaction room October 28-29 November 2020.