Participatory Art as Disaster Education in Bojongsoang District of Bandung Regency

Abstract

This research explores the communities around the Bojongsoang district of Bandung Regency that live near Citarum River. The location is disaster-prone area that periodically have to deal with flood and the side effect of it. Disaster mitigation education should be a common knowledge that stored in the inner area and habits to overcome the crisis in the Citarum riverbank area. Participatory art used by strengthening local wisdom related to disaster by involved the community in visual art activity. This research goal is explain using social innovation theory. The qualitative descriptive analysis method on various visual communication media related to speech culture content used in disaster mitigation education media. The current artifacts of communication and design that related to disaster mitigation reviewed and used to develop strategic framework. The results lead to recommendations to design of site specific disaster mitigation educational media.

Keywords: model disaster education, local wisdom, mitigation, mural, participatory arts

DOI: 10.7176/ADS/87-06

Publication date: November 30^th 2020