WHEN THE WALL TALKS: A SEMIOTICS ANALYSIS OF GRAFFITI TAGGED BY "ACT MOVE"

• Main Author: Safruddin , Hasan Ibnu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 2014-01-30.
• Subjects: Thesis; NonPeerReviewed
• Online Access: Link Metadata
• Notes: http://repository.upi.edu/6947/1/NonSkripsi_0707848.pdf
• Keywords: Program Studi Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris (nonpendidikan)

Abstract: In Indonesia Graffiti phenomenon has become a popular culture. Graffiti exists around us; in public space, wall, and toilet.Its existence sometime lasts just a few days then beingerased, but some other exists for a long time. Some people think graffiti is a kind of vandalism, some other think it is a piece of art. That makes the graffiti interesting to me. The author believe there must be a purpose and meaning in creating graffiti. Bandung city is popular as the place of creative people; there are many communities of Bomber, graffiti creator called.The author choose some graffiti tagged by Act Move around Bandung as the sample for my analysis. Different with other graffiti, Act Move more applies more the words form rather than pictures. In this paper the author would like to analyze five graffiti tagged by Act Move around Bandung city through the Roland Barthes framework. Barthes' Frame work isapplied to find out the meaning of graffiti. After doing descriptive analysis of the graffiti the author also do an interview with the Bomber of Act Move to enrich the data and make the clear understanding of this study. The finding of this study is the meaning of denotation, connotation and myth or ideology of the graffiti. The author expect this study can give the exploration and interpretation the meaning beyond and surface of graffiti. So, people will not only see and realize the graffiti. When the wall talks, we have to listen it then do some responses. Keyword: Linguistics, Semiotics, Culture, Graffiti, Propaganda, Vandalism, Street Art, Public Space, Wall, Bomber, Act Move, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.