Organising Visual Information Of Traditional Ornaments Adorned By Embhan’s Ring Ladies

This article aims to discuss an alternative system to organize information in the context of visual ethnography study particularly on the documentation of diminishing traditional ornaments worn by the remaining Ring Ladies of Embhan Community, the only community in Sarawak who still practice this culture. The system was developed based on problems faced by the researcher when visual and data collected during the investigation has difficulty with storage due to the lack of a systematic compilation method. Thus, it is challenging for the researcher to identify or retrieve the information, especially relating to visual data on the cultural objects. Through visual ethnography method, visual information related to cultural objects of Bidayuh Embhan particularly with the Ring Ladies was collected and analyzed. Hence, an alternative system in organizing visual information relating to the cultural object called, Digital Ethnographic Organizer (e-Divo) was created using Adobe InDesign and published in a Flash format. It is hoped that this system can be developed further as an information seeking tool that can be used in the context of cultural objects and ethnography exhibition, especially in the galleries or museums

Organising Visual Information Of Traditional Ornaments Adorned By Embhan’s Ring Ladies

This article aims to discuss an alternative system to organize information in the context of visual ethnography study particularly on the documentation of diminishing traditional ornaments worn by the remaining Ring Ladies of Embhan Community, the only community in Sarawak who still practice this culture. The system was developed based on problems faced by the researcher when visual and data collected during the investigation has difficulty with storage due to the lack of a systematic compilation method. Thus, it is challenging for the researcher to identify or retrieve the information, especially relating to visual data on the cultural objects. Through visual ethnography method, visual information related to cultural objects of Bidayuh Embhan particularly with the Ring Ladies was collected and analyzed. Hence, an alternative system in organizing visual information relating to the cultural object called, Digital Ethnographic Organizer (eDivo) was created using Adobe InDesign and published in a Flash format. It is hoped that this system can be developed further as an information seeking tool that can be used in the context of cultural objects and ethnography exhibition, especially in the galleries or museums

Megalith Cultures of the Kelabit Highlands through Space and Time; Utilizing Digital Technology in Anthropological Exhibition

An exhibition entitled ‘Megalith Cultures of the Kelabit Highlands through Space and Time’ has been curated by researchers from UNIMAS and the Rurum Kelabit Sarawak in conjunction with the 12th Pesta Nukenen (Food Festival) at the Teripun Museum, Bario. The main aim is to continue to highlight one of the outstanding features of the Kelabit Highlands, which is its ‘monumental’ landscape consisting of various types of stone monuments and landscape modifications. This exhibition is held as a mean of sharing the research findings on the megaliths to the local community as well as to test the hypothesis on the carved figure by getting feedbacks from the local community and visitors. The exhibition has established a dialogue between researchers and the public, whereas it allows the researcher to reveal what is unseen beyond the hypothesis through the eyes of the public. An important feature to this exhibition is the use of both Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality whereby layers of multimedia content (e.g. videos, animated graphics and sound) are embedded to enhance the users' experiences. This will allow a visitor to watch a still image coming to life. The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) could be an alternative approach in anthropology and cultural study to deliver accurate perception of the representation of cultural practices and well-documented heritage

Visual metaphors in tourism advertisement as a potential persuasive method

In advertising field, the uses of visual metaphors are commonly applied to express meaning more creatively while in the same time without losing the entire connection of the genuine message passed on. This study had been conducted to evaluate the effects of visual metaphors in tourism advertisement. The study also highlights the persuasive effect of visual metaphors in advertising. By using several methods such as interpretive of post-modernist literature and interpretive of positivist literature, it had found that the metaphorical images play the important role in visual tourism advertisement in order to persuade the tourism consumers. It is confirm that visual metaphor could be used as one of advertisement strategy for tourism advertisement. This kind of approach was overwhelmingly changed the ordinary tourism visual advertisement. However the usage of visual metaphorical alone can still is debated, as an advertising style and fashion are always dynamic according to the required period

Bakat Muda Sezaman 21, Young Contemporaries

Anugerah Bakat Muda Sezaman(BMS) / Young Contemporaries diilhamkan dari program NewContemporaries di London. Pertandingan BMS21 kali ini merupakan edisi ke-26 yang telah dianjurkan sejak tahun 1974 dan a telah diadakan setiap dwitahunan di Balai Seni Negara. Bag merealisasikan kelancaran pertandingan BMS pada tahun ini, Balai Seni Negara menilai dari setiap sudut kepentingan pelukis, masyarakat dan peminat seni tentang pendekatan seni sezaman kini di Malaysia. Penganjurannya amat dinantikan oleh anak muda seni visual kerana ianya merupakan platform bagi melonjakkan nama sebagai pelukis kontemporari dalam Sejarah Seni Malaysia