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<\/span><\/p>\nThen to the second room, the sunflower room. As the master himself said,<\/p>\n
\u201cSunflower is mine, in a way\u201d.<\/p>\n
The sunflower room is pretty small but I could still move around and took selfies. The room is surrounded by a mirror wall, creating an infinity room. The yellow translucent beamed enveloping the room as a whole.<\/p>\n
Van Gogh Alive Jakarta by Medium<\/p>\n \u201cHow lovely yellow is! It stands for the Sun.\u201d<\/p>\n He\u2019s an Aries, an exalted Sun. No wonder he liked anything yellow and Sun.<\/p>\n The third room is a brief history and explanation of Van Gogh\u2019s various works, from The Starry Night, Sunflower, and his portrait. This exhibition room is pretty similar to the first room, the panels are pretty broken and frayed. The room is pretty simple.<\/p>\n Then we had to wait for the immersive room or the screen room, where they showed us Van Gogh\u2019s painting through a projector. We had to wait for the previous batch to finish.<\/p>\n In this room, I spent almost half an hour. I think in Jakarta the show is kinda different than in other countries, where the people scatter and stroll around, able to take pictures at different sites. Instead, we had to sit down during the whole show, it was like watching a movie. Maybe their temporary solution after the previous chaotic week, I\u2019m not sure. Personally, it was good and just alright. I would like to walk around, seeing the painting from different points of view. I was wearing a white t-shirt, and it would be great if I could take a picture with Van Gogh\u2019s painting projected onto my t-shirt. But if I did that, I would be blocking people\u2019s view and it would be embarrassing to be side-eyed by others. But, I was able to comfortably watch almost all his paintings in one sitting and focus.<\/p>\n I thought that was gonna lullaby me but no, I didn\u2019t even yawn even though the music was alluring. So I think this showcase room is really the main event. I saw some of his works I\u2019d never seen before, but they didn\u2019t show his very last paintings when he had dementia. Maybe out of respect or I don\u2019t know, but the shift in his paintings still showing. Since it\u2019s an immersive experience, it had the smell of, hmm\u2026, I\u2019m not so sure how to describe it but like a plank of old wood, an old painting smell combined with a smell of flowers that I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n I was sitting nearby a pole screen showing delicate quotes from Van Gogh, here are some of the beautiful ones I managed to take.<\/p>\n The next room is the light room, maybe what it is called. It\u2019s pretty similar to the sunflower room but this one fills with a decorative Christmas tree-like bulb hanging from the ceiling. Fascinating enough, the floor is cackling. I mean like, every time I stepped, it created a cackling sound just like that Pop Rocks candy popping in your mouth. I think it\u2019s kinda cool because the floor is the painting of The Starry Night. So it\u2019s like we\u2019re in the painting, experiencing a crisp dark night but still stunningly glistening by the effervescent star lights.<\/p>\n The last room is the merch room, they\u2019re selling scarves, puzzles, painting by number, postcards, tumblers, and many more. But I didn\u2019t buy any, really wanted to buy the puzzle though but maybe next time hehe.<\/p>\n Oh, in the merch room, there\u2019s a photo booth but if that one is crowded, there\u2019s another one outside the hall. Should be the same, the price is Rp 50.000 and you get two printed photos of three poses. Can send it to your email as well.<\/p>\n So, all in all, the experience was alright. The whole setup just felt like they were in a hurry, would be better if they really could get a whole building for this and not inside the mall. It was great because I could see Van Gogh\u2019s painting that I hadn\u2019t seen before. I appreciate how they handled the first chaotic week though and now trying to implement what\u2019s best for the exhibition. For the crowd management, I won\u2019t complain but the set-up can be better.<\/p>\n![\"Van](\"\/\/metadoersinnovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-29-114313.png\" "\\"Van")
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