"Harta Tahta Siapa": deconstruction of Priyayi-Wong Cilik Binary Opposition in Photographic Works

Eko Budhi Susanto; Yasraf Amir Piliang; Setiawan Sabana; Intan Rizki Mutiaz

doi:10.5433/1984-7939.2023v20n35p59

Authors

Eko Budhi Susanto Institut Teknologi Bandung https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9589-403X
Yasraf Amir Piliang Bandung Institute of Technology
Setiawan Sabana Institut Teknologi Bandung
Intan Rizki Mutiaz Bandung Institute of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2023v20n35p59

Keywords:

Binary Opposition, Deconstruction, Dutch Indies Photography Archieve, King of Java

Abstract

In the photographic archive of the Dutch East Indies there is photographs of Javanese kings. Among the photos are portraits that were actually made to depict the figure of a king. The photo production was staged in such a way as to present the image of the king. "Harta Tahta Siapa" is a photographic work that deconstructs the visual codes of the king in photographs as a form of expression of the postmodern society towards the priyayi - wong cilik binary opposition. This work does not want to side with one of these social classes, but instead tries to dissolve it. The stages of work began with analyzing photos of Javanese kings and sorting out the visual code in them. The visual codes in the photo are then transformed into the social life of the lower classes using visual metaphors.

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Author Biographies

Eko Budhi Susanto, Institut Teknologi Bandung

Student of doctoral degree FSRD, Institut Teknologi Bandung

Yasraf Amir Piliang, Bandung Institute of Technology

Doutor pela Faculdade de Belas Artes e Design no Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB).

Setiawan Sabana, Institut Teknologi Bandung

PhD Program in Visual Art and Design in the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).

Intan Rizki Mutiaz, Bandung Institute of Technology

PhD in the Padjadjaran University.

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