Murals Semiotic in Medan

Rafika Nasution; Puan Suri Sembiring

Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar of Language, Art and Literature Education, ISLALE 2024, 6 November 2024, Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

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Murals Semiotic in Medan

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.6-11-2024.2356606,
    author={Rafika Dewi Nasution and Puan Suri Mira Annisa Sembiring},
    title={Murals Semiotic in Medan},
    proceedings={Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar of Language, Art and Literature Education, ISLALE 2024, 6 November 2024, Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia},
    publisher={EAI},
    proceedings_a={ISLALE},
    year={2025},
    month={12},
    keywords={mural semiotic medan icon index symbol},
    doi={10.4108/eai.6-11-2024.2356606}
}

Rafika Dewi Nasution
Puan Suri Mira Annisa Sembiring
Year: 2025
Murals Semiotic in Medan
ISLALE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.6-11-2024.2356606

Rafika Dewi Nasution¹^,*, Puan Suri Mira Annisa Sembiring¹

1: English Education Department, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Medan, Medan, Indonesia

*Contact email: FildzaFayyadh@gmail.com

Abstract

This study aims to analyze and describe the message and meaning of the signs in ten murals that are going viral in the landscape of Medan City. The murals are analyzed and interpreted using Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotic theory; icon, index, and symbol. This study was conducted using Descriptive Analysis. Photo documentation, interviews, and literature studies are used to gather information. The conclusion is the murals in the city of Medan contain good messages. The messages are addressed to the people of Medan or others who visit Medan. These messages can be satire or criticism, information, and invitations to do good.

Keywords: mural, semiotic, medan, icon, index, symbol

Published: 2025-12-22
Publisher: EAI

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.6-11-2024.2356606

Murals Semiotic in Medan

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