Witnesses Indonesian Art History at the World Eye

Witnesses Indonesian Art History at the World Eye
 

A documentary film by Jennifer Lindsay on display at the Grand Theatre Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Surakarta, Tuesday (10 / 8). The film titled Deploying Indonesia or missions abroad art 1952-1965, is a documentary about the journey of our nation's children are sent to different parts of the world with a mission to introduce Indonesian arts and culture.
Told in the film about ballad artist who was sent as a delegate from Indonesia since 1952 until 1965. There are 30 speakers spoke about the mission trip Indonesian culture. One was a researcher in the world of cinema that is, Irawati Durban Ardjo.
Since elected as delegates from Indonesia, Irawati Jogasuria, still aged 14 years. Departure of inadequacy, he eventually managed to translate the goals and purposes are outside the country to popularize the arts of Indonesia in the eyes of the world. "I never imagined I could be elected to represent Indonesia in such a prestigious event. It was great, and now it's time noble mission are passed by the next generation, "he said.
Screenings of the film itself begins with the exposure that has followed Joey Sukardi trip abroad six times. Missions abroad art begins with a tour of Indonesia in Colombo (1952), then continued PRC (1954), and onwards towards East Pakistan or Bangladesh (1954), Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, the USSR, and Cairo (1957), Singapore (1959 ), Honolulu, Japan, Hongkong, Philippines, Singapore (1961) and so on up to culminate in the year 1965. During 13 years of President Sukarno to send delegations to foreign countries as an envoy of the Indonesian arts mission.
According to Jennifer Lindsay of the director, the film is intended as a form garapannya documentation on a mission to the Indonesian government in introducing the arts and culture abroad. (BNS)