INTERPRETIVE MEDIA ON PENANG

WELDED IRON WALL CARICATURES 

Information

• The attraction was highlight based on the graphic 3D.

    •   An international competition was held to find an artistic   proposal,  and the Malaysian  sculpture     studio  SCULPTUREATWORK won   the contract with its idea of ‘voices  from the people’

    •   There are also dozens of metal sculptures scattered around the old part of the city, mainly showing   life as it was in the early days of settlement.  

The Function Of Welded Wall Caricatures 

•       It is a way to attract more tourist to come visit Malaysia

•       Other than that, the caricatures are somewhat over-optimistic attempts at marketing the city

The Strength And Weakness of Welded Wall Caricatures 

                        STRENGTH                                                      WEAKNESS

•       More attractive                                       . Hard to understand
•     declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO        . Vandalisme
•     new wave of creative urban landscaping              . Maintenance cost                                                           

The Recommendation On The Weakness 

a) Hard to understand - Make a flyers so that the information of the caricatures are shared to everyone

b) Vandalisme - An authority make a summon to those who are trying to destroy the caricature

c) Maintenance cost - Make this caricature maintenance cost as the responsibility of authority