From the Cartoonist: “The cartoon I submitted shows someone becoming happy after an incandescent bulb lights up. This object becomes a symbol of democratic principles, which can be the best choice if carried out appropriately for a community. But in fact upholding the principles of democracy is not easy, as can be observed in many developing countries, including Indonesia. There are a lot of obstacles in the application of democratic principles, such as corruption, money, politics, dishonest public officials, poverty, etc. These obstacles, symbolically, I have pictured as the rats eating the table.

I believe cartoon art can be a medium to convey opinions freely and critically.”

Taufan Hidayatullah is a lecturer at the Faculty of Design at Universitas Komputer Indonesia in West Java, and a former illustrator and cartoonist for Metro Newspaper Bandung.

Selamat untuk Pak Taufan, karya anda telah tercatat dalam catatan Dunia,
bravo DKV Unikom Bandung,

Terimakasih untuk seluruh Kampuser Unikom dan Netter yang telah ikut membantu memberikan voting pada acara tersebut.

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