Makna Opening Ceremony pameran fotografi Waton Urip :: Tribute to Becak dalam konteks budaya Jawa

YUNIAR, Ririt, Prof.Dr. C. Soebakdi Soemanto, SU

2006 | Tesis | S2 Pengkajian Seni Pertunjukan dan Seni Rupa

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengungkap dan menggambarkan fungsi dan makna Opening Ceremony dalam pameran ini. Untuk tujuan itu penelitian ini diarahkan memusat pada Opening Ceremony Pameran Foto yang berjudul Waton Urip: Teribute to Becak, yang diselenggarakan di Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta 14 November 2005. Tatkala pameran itu sedang berlangsung, gedung-gedung besar sudah didirikan di Yogyakarta yaitu Mall, Hotel-hotel, dan Bank. Pada saat yang sama Becak dan Andhong menghilang sedikit demi sedikit dengan datangnya kendaraan bermesin seperti misalnya: taksi, bus, colt dan sepeda motor. Yogyakarta tampaknya akan menjadi kota besar, dalam situasi seperti itu, pameran Becak sangat bermakna terutama tatkala pameran itu berubah seperti counter budaya. Opening Ceremony itu begitu sederhana jika dibandingkan dengan yang diselenggarakan di Jakarta, Bandung, dan Surabaya. Akan tetapi, Opening Ceremony ini menjadi fenomenal, karena menjadi pembuka mata untuk menyadari bahwa Becak bukanlah sekedar kendaraan sederhana, tetapi mengandung filsafat yang dihayati oleh Tukang Becaknya. Adapun filsafat hidup itupun disebut cakra manggilingan atau perputaran hidup yaitu perputaran roda sebagai tanda. Sejauh persoalan yang menyangkut wong cilik, Opening Ceremony tidak menyajikan hiburanhiburan dan makanan yang mewah, namun ada makanan utama yang biasanya dinikmati oleh orang-orang kelas menengah yaitu nasi liwet. Tetapi dalam Opening Ceremony ini, nasi liwet itu dapat ditafsirkan sebagai suatu permohonan keselamatan bagi Tukang Becak. Dua hal pandangan dunia dan makanan khas itu, jika disatukan menjadi kekuatan untuk memiliki kesabaran bagi Tukang Becak dalam hidupnya yang keras. Begitu pentingnya Opening Ceremony itu sehingga Opening Ceremony itu mengingatkan pengunjungnya tentang polusi yang harus segera dihentikan. Dalam situasi seperti inilah Becak menjadi salah satu solusinya

This research aims at revealing and describing the function and the significance of Opening Ceremony in art exhibition. To this end, the research concentrated on the Opening Ceremony of photographs exhibition which was called Waton Urip: Tribute To Becak which means So-long-as-men-can-breath: Tribute to Becak, that was held in Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, on November 14 2005. When the exhibition was on, huge buildings had been built in Jogjakarta: malls, hotels and banks. At the same moment, becaks and andhongs had been reduced because of the coming of new engine vehicles: taxis, busses, colts and motorcycles. Jogjakarta was seemingly becoming a big city. In such a situation, the becak exhibition was significant as it turned to be a counter culture. So simple was the Opening Ceremony as compared to those which took place in Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya, yet the particular Opening Ceremony was phenomenal because it got to be an eye catcher to stimulate people to be aware that becak is of no simple vehicle, rather it stored a worldview which was internalized by the driver. The vision du monde was called Cakra Manggilingan, life cycle, which was after all winked as a signal by the wheels. As long as the small people are concerned, the Opening Ceremony did not present luxurious entertainment nor meals. Yet, there was a main course which was usually enjoyed by the middle class people: nasi liwet. But in this Opening Ceremony the meal was more interpreted as a wish to be granted safety during the driver’s life time by God. The two things: the worldview and the special meal, as they were mixed, become the spirit of having patience with the driver’s hard times. So significant was the Opening Ceremony that it reminded the visitors of the air pollution which must be stopped immediately. In such a situation, the becak would be one of the solution.

Kata Kunci : Pameran Foto,Opening Ceremony,Becak, Opening Ceremony, Becak, cakra manggilingan, nasi liwet