Winner of the Cartoons and Comics Competition “Cartooning the ASEAN Way of Non-Interference and Consensus” (Comics/ Storyboard Category)
| Title | “#Message for ASEAN leaders” |
| Artist | Priyo Wicaksono |
| Prize | 3rd Prize Winner (Comics) |
Biography:
Born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on September 19th, 1989. Priyo Wicaksono developed a passion for drawing, reading, and history, particularly World War II, from a young age. In 2007, he enrolled in the Indonesia Institute of The Arts Yogyakarta, pursuing a degree in Visual Communication Design, which he completed in 2013. For his final project, he created a comic about World War II in the Pacific (1941-1945). He has achieved significant recognition in national comic competitions, winning the Favorite Award at MANGAFEST in 2012 for a piece on Indonesian tourism and securing First Place in 2014 with a theme titled “Indonesia in Action”. Currently, he works as a Marketing Graphic Designer at a national publishing house in Yogyakarta and is developing new comic projects focused on the early European front of World War II (1939-1940) and the Gulf War (1991).
Organizers:
SEA Junction, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA), aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions- from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium), SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org, join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440 and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @seajunction
In collaboration with:
Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR)
AJAR is a non-profit organization, based in Jakarta, Indonesia, whose aim is to contribute to the strengthening of human rights and the alleviation of entrenched impunity in the Asia-Pacific region. Its work focuses on countries involved in transition from a context of mass human rights violations to democracy, where it strives to build cultures based on accountability, justice and a willingness to learn from the root causes of mass human rights violations to help prevent the recurrence of state-sanctioned human rights violations. For more information, see www.asia-ajar.org.
