Art Installation of Farmer’s Plant Guardian

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211228.023How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Art Installation; Experimental Art; Technology; Farm; Pest

Abstract

The rice farmers have been facing various troubles in their efforts to boost their production. Some causes of their problem are pests, such as rats, bugs, and birds. These pests, which exist amongst the rice plant, are part of the food chain within the farm. Their emergence is the result of population inequalities in the community of natural enemies, predators and pests. Farmers have been practicing the usage of various pesticides or predators as pest control, but that is an ineffective method. This phenomenon inspires the creation of the art installation of the Farmer’s Plant Guardian as an alternative to repel pests. This art installation is created by utilizing Kuswarno’s theory of phenomenology from a subjectivism point of view approach. This theory is employed to see the Indonesian farmer tradition to use scarecrows as a pest repeller. This art installation is also utilizing Rhode’s theory of creativity which states that creativity is a form of a phenomenon and is assembled in the “Four P’s Creativity,” the connection between the Person, Process, Press, and Product. This art installation is produced by utilizing a practice-based research method, which, in its practice, was conducting the process of exploration, experiment, and execution. The outcome of this exploration is the creation of an art installation of a deformed three-headed dog. It is different from the general kinetic art as the movement of this installation is through mechanical and electrical mechanisms. Sensors are installed to respond to the pest movement around it to move the deformed dog scarecrow. Art connoisseurs could also directly interact with it as the sensors also respond to them. This art installation uses metal-based material to make it sturdy, while the form of a deformed three-headed dog is of an aesthetic value. This is a 2x2 meters width and 1.8 meters height art installation of a deformed four-legged three-headed dog, with each of its moveable heads according to the sensors.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

Open Access

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mukhamad Aji Prasetyo
AU  - Dikdik Sayahdikumullah
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/28
TI  - Art Installation of Farmer’s Plant Guardian
BT  - Proceedings of the ICON ARCCADE 2021: The 2nd International Conference on Art, Craft, Culture and Design (ICON-ARCCADE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 183
EP  - 189
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211228.023
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211228.023
ID  - Prasetyo2021
ER  -