CATATAN PERJALANAN KE NCKU 9-13 NOV 2015

Sejumlah catatan boleh dibuat untuk sebuah perjalanan. Selain daripada melaksanakan tugas : Pameran Wayang Kulit Dollah Baju Merah dari Koleksi Muzium Seni Asiam, perjumpaan, lawatan dan pembelajaran dari rakan-rakan senior amat memberansangkan. Inilah Kampus National Cheng Kung University, (NCKU) yang membawa maksud universiti cemerlang. Ia mengambil nama pahlawan terbilang China yang membuat penyerangan dan pertahanan negara China suatu ketika dahulu.

Ruang hadapan kampus, terletaknya NCKU Museum. Bekas bangunan lama Jepun yang memerintah negara tersebut lebih kurang selama 50 tahun sebelum perang dunia ke 2. 

Pada setiap 11hb November setiap tahun adalah ulangtahun penubuhan NCKU (dies natalies). Tahun ini adalah sambutan yang ke 86 penubuhan Universiti berkenaan. Saya dan Pengarah Pusat Kebudayaan (PM Dr Nasir Hashim) dan Ketua Pustakawan Universiti Malaya Dr Nor Edzan Che Nasir, diberi penghormatan untuk ikut serta dalam perarakan sambutan tersebut di stadium NCKU, tidak jauh dari stesen keretapi Tainan.

Staf muzium NCKU, setelah selesai lintas hormat.

Dr Nasir, kiri sekali bersama beberapa staf Muzium NCKU (berbaju purple).

Berjumpa dengan beberapa pelajar Malaysia yang sedang mengikuti kursus-kursus
kejuruteraan elektrik di NCKU, 

 

Hampir seluruh ruang antara bangunan diletakkan public sculpture. Antaranya dibuat oleh
bekas-bekas pelajar Universiti ini. 

Sudut lain di belakang salah satu asrama pelajar. 

Bekas kubu pertahanan yang dipulihara. Kubu ini hasil peninggalan pemerintahan kerajaan yang silam, di mana lokasi NCKU sekarang berada dalam lingkaran pertahanan kubu berkenaan. 

Dua buah public sculpture yang dibuat oleh artis ternama negara berkenaan, bahan batu hitam, aksi Tai Chi.
Ia adalah pinjaman dari artis berkenaan.  

THE BEST OF ASIAN HERITAGE: ANGKOR WAT, CAMBODIA

FIRST ART TALK @ UM series

SEPTEMBER 2015 - ART TALK SERIES A@ UM.

One of the recommendations was for University Museum and galleries to refine its role and policies to contribute more to education, awareness and to organize activities that motivate students, faculty and alumni to contribute to the university and the nation for the benefit of science, technology , the arts and humanity. 

Whats up on university museum?

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-museums-important-role-highlighted/2009053.article

Hope will do something.  

MR SAM KARUNA: DYETIK ARTIST

We have been privileged to have Mr.Sam Karuna with us in the past three years as the University of Malaya (UM) Resident Artist until 30th September 2015. During his tenure, he has kindly shared his indispensable expertise, talents and networking capabilities with us, which have facilitated the collaboration between the management of UM with a number of national and international Universities and Embassies.

During a talk by Australian artist (under the Petronas
Residency Programme 2015) at University Malaya Art Gallery. 

Mr Sam Karuna is an accomplished contemporary artist in Malaysia and his presence in UM have brought ample media attention. Through his 45 years’ of experience in various art mediums, he has carved a niche for himself in the Batik art world and is best known for his passion and dedication to the Batik art form. This has led him to blaze the trail in this field globally by his pioneering work and the invention of a novel fine art Batik form called ‘Dyetik’, a unique, highly complex and evolved form of Batik which synergises art and science. He has diligently promoted ‘Dyetik’ in Malaysia and abroad by conducting local and international exhibitions. He has taught and trained more than 13,000 thousand Malaysian and International art students at his Batik Fine Art Training Centre.
Besides his significant contribution to the art scene at the University of Malaya specifically and Malaysia in general, he has also helped restore numerous art pieces, including the rare paintings of the famous artists, the late Dato’ Ibrahim Hussein and Sadaya of Japan. Mr Sam Karuna is a skilled oil/acrylic/mural and batik paintings restorer and conservator. We are privileged to have had his kind contribution and expertise as it is indeed not easy to find an experienced artist with art restoration and conservation expertise.

During his term at the University of Malaya, he has shown great patience and dedication whilst training UM students and staff. He has conducted numerous in-house and public workshops and training sessions to promote Batik fine art to the younger generation. In
addition, he has successfully conducted Art Therapy courses for cancer survivors and volunteers under the University of Malaya KeepAble Program.

Mr Sam Karuna, during our trip to Mongolia, May 2015.

Mr Sam Karuna with Mongolian State University at 13th Country Dessert, Mongolia. With Dr Edzan and me.  

Mr Sam Karuna was instrumental in making the UNESCO Batik event held at the Dataran Merdeka on 24th May 2015 a great success. He has also made a positive impact during a batik workshop at the Mongolian State University of Fine Art and Culture from the 17th to 22nd May 2015 to which he was specially invited by Dr Uranchimeg Dorjsuren, the Dean of the Mongolian State University of Fine Art and Culture.

After the workshop, the said University then requested for him to develop a Batik Art curriculum. Mr Sam Karuna has also paved the way for University of Malaya to collaborate with Russia, India, Australia, Mexico, and Venezuela. The above are only some of the more tangible contribution of Mr Sam Karuna.


As a former colleague who is now a great friend, I wholeheartedly support Mr. Sam Karuna on his future endeavors to promote Batik fine art as one of the most important Malaysian Cultural Heritage.

ACTIVITIES IN UMAG

LAWATAN MRS TASNEEM CHOPRA, AUSTRALIAN ISLAMIC MUSEUM SENIOR CURATOR TO MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART , UM

Lawatan Senior Kurator, Australian Islamic Museum, Mrs Tasneem Chopra ke Museum Seni Asia dan Galeri Seni UM, memberikan beberapa input kepada pihak kami. Isu-isu yang ditangani di Australia, seperti Islamphoia cuba ditangani melalui pendekatan permuziuman yang bijak. Begitu juga imej wanita dan wanita Islam yang tidak diperjelaskan secara serius.

Walaupun isu di negara ini berbeza dengan Australia, terutama berkaitan Islam, namun ada beberap area yang perlu ditambah baik untuk memastikan tiada salah faham yang boleh membuka jurang kedamaian di negara ini. Sebetulnya, isu perkauman, kegamaan, perlecehan gender dalam negara ini, sentiasa wujud, hanya - bagaimana kerajaan dan orang ramai dapat mengurangkan jurang tersebut, meredamnya dan menjadikannya sebagai keunikan negara ini yang boleh diterima pakai di berbagai aras.

Lalu, bagaimana peranan muzium? Apa langkah konkrit yang ingin kita cadangkan agar sumbangan - menyedarkan masyarakat benar-benar dapat dihayati.

FESTIVAL GAMBUS SERANTAU 2015

Festival anjuran Jabatan Muzium Malaysia, membina semula warisan yang tidak diberi perhatian yang serius oleh banyak pihak. Jabatan Muzium mengambil inisiatif untuk memperkenalkan semula kerana memikirkan warisan ini sudahpun hampir pupus ditelah zaman. Tanpa pemuliharaannya, maka akan hilanglah sebuah kebudayaan tinggi yang berharga.

Selain daripada terancam pupus, seni gambus diberi perhatian semula oleh Jabatan Muzium ekoran daripada beberapa faktor yang lain seperti telah wujudnya sumber-sumber rujukan yang semakin mantap terhadap seni gambus, pemuliharaan tradisi cross cultural dan sumbangan Penyelidikan Pensahihah Fakta Sejarah Negara yang mula ditelusuri oleh sekumpulan penyelidik dari UM, UPSI, UKM, UNIMAS dan Persatuan Masyarakat Melayu Brunei Sabah sejak 2008-1011.

Sejumlah dapatan baharu, membawa kepada kesedaran kepada pengurusan yang peri wujudnya satu tradisi yang perlu dilestarikan.