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UiTM Bags Awards in

Multiple Categories in

2017 By: Zhafran Masduqi

Kuala Lumpur – Inspirational
videos, remarkable photographs
and aesthetic art paintings made
their ways to the judges’ hearts
during the National Student Art
Competition Vision Petron 2017 in
Damansara.

This year, Vision Petron 2017
brought the theme “Rediscovering
Ingenuity of Youth” in an effort to
showcase the skills, talents and
inspirations of Malaysian youth
especially students around the
country. The ingenuity in the Meanwhile,
context of the competition means inventiveness, creativity as Norshyrul Syaaban Jamaludin
well as imagination and inspiration of the youth. from UiTM Shah Alam embraced
the 2nd prize for the art painting
A total of eight students from UiTM Shah Alam and UiTM category with his artwork “Hope”
Puncak Alam were separately nominated as top winners as and brought home RM 2,000 along
well as taking home the consolation prizes for every category with a trophy and certificate. When
contested in the competition. The competition offered three interviewed, Norshyrul Syaaban was
categories for the participation – Videography, Photography profoundly grateful for the second
and Art Painting. place after participating in one of
the reputable competitions known
Winning 3rd prize for the videography category as a group to art students.
were Sarah Syahirah Mohd Razi, Fatihahtul Husna Md Nor and
Hazimah Hoze Rizal, AD students from UiTM Shah Alam who He added, “This artwork was inspired by
produced the masterpiece video “Paper Thoughts”. my surroundings including my hometown
Sarah Syahirah, the leader of the group said, “It was our first in a tiny district of Kota Marudu in Sabah while the butterfly
time competing in the videography category and participating portrayed its own nature of migrating to new places with new
in Vision Petron. We never expect to take home any top prizes experiences.”
for this prestigious competition.”
Besides that, another three AD students, Hamizan Mohd Yusof,
The video represents a self-recovery from social media Muhammad Afiq Hanafiah and Muhammad Firdaus Nordin
whereby it serves as a reminder that, although social media took home the consolation prizes under the same category with
offers a platform to share various things, however, sharing our their respective artwork – “The Long Journey”, “Night before
raw and unfiltered thoughts will not only exaggerate problems Syawal” and “Khabar dari Syiling”.
but also create unnecessary burden.
First prizes for each category were given RM 3,000 cash, RM
For the photography category, Muhammad Syahmi Ridzuan 2,000 cash for the second prizes while third prizes were given
from UiTM Puncak Alam was the only representative of AD to RM 1,000 cash. Every top winner was also given a trophy and
bring home a consolation prize. As commented by one of the certificate. For the consolation prizes, contestants were given
judges, Ng Kok Leong, he stated that the photograph was RM 500 cash prize as well as a trophy and certificate.
a well-planned layout and the angle has proper balance in
composition. The Awards Day was attended by all the judges including
Awang Damit Ahmad, Bayu Utomo Radjikin and Bibi Chew for
Ng Kok Leong, a professional photo editor was one of the the art painting category as well as Datuk Yusof Haslam, Datin
judges under the photography category with Amri Ginang and Paduka Shuhaimi Baba and Tan Chui Mui for the videography
Zainudin Arshad who were both professional photographers. category. ~gesturz

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