Visual Communication Design (DKV) Study Program of Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta held a series of Talkshow and Workshop activities on Monday, June 2 - June 3, 2025 at LAV Gallery, Yogyakarta. This event is an important part of the Visual Communication Design Festival 2025 event in addition to the DKV Exhibition entitled Selang, Seling, Sulang. In line with the theme of some exhibitions talkshow and workshop related to the creative process of design were held throughout the exhibition.
On June 2, 2025, at 15.30-17.30 WIB at LAV Gallery, there was a discussion about Exploring Materials as Mediums and Ideas with the main speaker Pauline Fula from Palka Kreatif. Palka Kreatif is Handmade Crafter which is engaged in the production of recycled paper and various handmade paper goods in Yogyakarta. In talkshowAlso present were two collaborative exhibitors, Maharani Novella Eirene Purba and Nazwa Nindiariva, who shared their experiences working directly with paper materials that are no longer passive as media, but active as part of visual expression. This discussion discussed the collaboration between DKV ISI Yogyakarta and Palka Kreatif, which involved 23 students and 2 lecturers. The collaboration began with an introduction to the production process of recycled paper at Palka's studio, which was then continued with students' artistic exploration in various visual techniques on paper made by Palka.
On the following day, June 3, 2025, one was held workshop and one talk show. At 09.00 a Book Binding Workshop was held with facilitator Daradasih Palupi, an alumna of DKV ISI Yogyakarta class of 2019 who has been exploring book binding techniques since her final project. In a warm and relaxed atmosphere, participants were invited to get to know and practice three basic binding techniques: saddle stitch, Japanese stab binding, and coptic binding. Participants enthusiastically explored the creative possibilities of each technique. Each participant took home his or her work along with some of the binding tools provided, as provisions for further exploration.
In the afternoon, the TU Comics Talkshow! WA! GA! was held. This talk show presented young comic artist Stefanus Cahya Verdian who is an alumnus of DKV ISI Yogyakarta and Fia Royyana, S.Sn., M.Ds. lecturer of Sequential Drawing Art course in DKV study program as a discussant. The comic explores the meaning and values contained in traditional Indonesian games such as Gobak Sodor, Benteng-bentengan, and Lompat Karet-not only as games, but also as metaphors about responsibility, leadership, and life challenges. During the session, Verdian emphasized the importance of bringing childhood experiences into the comic medium as an effort to bring the Indonesian comic industry out of the stagnant zone. He also discussed the creative agenda that motivates him to continue working and presenting relevant and down-to-earth stories.
Through a series of Talkshow and Workshop The Visual Communication Design Study Program at ISI Yogyakarta continues to emphasize its commitment to encourage reflective, collaborative, and sustainable design practices. Not only as a technical learning space, this activity is a vehicle for students to explore broader narratives, materials, and relationships in the world of visual communication design today.
Author: Lily Elserisa, M.Sn.
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