In 2016 Joen Y. Erlangga was cordially invited to Cairo by the Ministry of Culture of Egypt/ FECOs for a special session sharing event held at the 3rd International Cairo Cartoon Gathering. For two years straight he was the official Cartoonist for World Toilet Day (2015) dan World Toilet Day (2016). He is the Ambassador of Good Humour Party in Indonesia (Poland) and Ambassador of United Sketches in Indonesia (France). Joen is an active member of the Cartoon Movement (The Netherlands), CHNI – Cartoon Home Network International (England and Norway), Toonpool (Germany) and Brazil cartoon (Brazil). In 2011-2012, he received several accolade awards from Cartoon Award in China (2012), Mexico (2012), Romania (2011) and Germany (2011).
Joen Yunus Erlangga
The Toxic Halal Beverages
Ini perdebatan tentang regulasi minuman keras. Indonesia memiliki banyak pabrik minuman keras tradisional yang tersebar di seluruh daerah. Hampir setiap daerah memiliki minuman keras khas masing-masing yang belum memiliki standar baku (karena dibuat secara tradisional). Sementara regulasi itu ingin mengatur dan membuat standar baku minuman keras… Dan rupanya ini memberi kesempatan bagi kalangan Islam religius untuk makin mempersempit gerak distribusi minuman keras itu.
Satu hal yang hampir mirip dengan regulasi rokok/ tembakau yang akhirnya membuat pabrik2 rokok tradisional bangkrut lalu BAT dan Philip Morris memonopoli pasar rokok. Ini yang dikhawatirkan oleh kalangan Nasionalis.
It’s a debate about liquor regulation. Indonesia has many traditional liquor factories scattered throughout the region. Almost every region has its own special liquor that does not yet have a standard (because it is made traditionally). While the regulation wants to regulate and make standard liquor standards… And apparently this provides an opportunity for religious Muslims to further narrow the movement of the liquor distribution.
One thing that is almost similar to the regulation of cigarettes/tobacco which eventually made traditional cigarette factories go bankrupt and then BAT and Philip Morris monopolized the cigarette market. This is what the Nationalists are worried about.
Human Rights Defenders
Ini tentang seorang Ibu activist human right yang akan melahirkan calon activist human right juga… Jadi dokter dan perawatnya sudah siap dengan peralatan anti demonstrasi/ anti huru-hara seandainya si bayi nanti akan demo protes.
This is about a woman who is a human rights activist who will give birth to a candidate for a human rights activist as well. So the doctors and nurses are ready with anti-demonstration/anti-riot equipment in case the baby is going to protest
Freedom of Speech
Terinspirasi dari lukisan Norman Rockwell “Freedom of Speech” (sekitar tahun 1930 an). Terlihat suasana di ruang sidang seorang Bapak sedang menganjukan protes. Nah sekarang ini protest bisa juga dilakukan lewat social media.
This piece was inspired by Norman Rockwell’s painting “Freedom of Speech” (circa 1930’s). The atmosphere in the courtroom where a man is protesting. Now protests can also be done through social media.