Figure 1. Journey of Bandung City Hall Square. (Source: Ichan 2015; Humas Bandung.go.id).
Figure 2. Bandung City Hall nowadays. (Source: Tribun Jabar.com).
Figure 3. Monument of Siliwangi Tiger. (Source: Bandung Public Art Archive 1990; TribunJabar 2018).
The current square is a playground for families and children, citizens, and tourists. The sacred
value of the square faded into a playground. The text of the square that presents is a form of
denotation of expression. Digital technology is very instrumental in the formation of green synthetic
grass patterns that attract visitors to take selfies and become a scattering point in cyberspace.
People know the narrative about the Sundanese royal lineage Padjadjaran whose king was named
Prabu Siliwangi. In addition to its pedigree, people also know about the mythical story related to the
Tiger of Siliwangi. This cultural narrative remains preserved as a symbol of the spirit of patriotism.
Both the tiger and king names are used as the name and symbol of the West Java military unit
(Figure 3).
Maung Siliwangi (Siliwangi Tiger) figures are the result of technological advances in digital and
resin printing methods, making it easy to replicate and duplicate the object. There are statues of four
identical tigers pointing to four opposite directions inside a classic art deco gazebo monument. Tiger
characters were duplicated. Even though they look identical, meaningfully there was a shift into
an ornamental figure that serves only as an empty monument. This means that despite borrowing
the symbol of the Siliwangi Tiger, it fails to foster a cultural philosophical awareness to the public
(Figure 4).
Kujang is a traditional weapon typical of West Java that is a symbol of the war readiness of
Padjadjaran soldiers. Kujang is also a symbol of the agrarian Sundanese community. It is currently
being used as a marker pole on the entrance at some point in the city. Artificially this Kujang
character is made to point upward, standing upright like a fire, with a golden color so that it looks
contrasting from a distance.
Laser cutting technology that can cut metal or steel on a large scale has a role in duplication of
the Kujang monument. The symbol of Kujang has become a space element as the street decorator
as well as the street marker. Its meaning slowly shifting into a border sign on the entrance of the
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Figure 2. Bandung City Hall nowadays. (Source: Tribun Jabar.com).
Figure 3. Monument of Siliwangi Tiger. (Source: Bandung Public Art Archive 1990; TribunJabar 2018).
The current square is a playground for families and children, citizens, and tourists. The sacred
value of the square faded into a playground. The text of the square that presents is a form of
denotation of expression. Digital technology is very instrumental in the formation of green synthetic
grass patterns that attract visitors to take selfies and become a scattering point in cyberspace.
People know the narrative about the Sundanese royal lineage Padjadjaran whose king was named
Prabu Siliwangi. In addition to its pedigree, people also know about the mythical story related to the
Tiger of Siliwangi. This cultural narrative remains preserved as a symbol of the spirit of patriotism.
Both the tiger and king names are used as the name and symbol of the West Java military unit
(Figure 3).
Maung Siliwangi (Siliwangi Tiger) figures are the result of technological advances in digital and
resin printing methods, making it easy to replicate and duplicate the object. There are statues of four
identical tigers pointing to four opposite directions inside a classic art deco gazebo monument. Tiger
characters were duplicated. Even though they look identical, meaningfully there was a shift into
an ornamental figure that serves only as an empty monument. This means that despite borrowing
the symbol of the Siliwangi Tiger, it fails to foster a cultural philosophical awareness to the public
(Figure 4).
Kujang is a traditional weapon typical of West Java that is a symbol of the war readiness of
Padjadjaran soldiers. Kujang is also a symbol of the agrarian Sundanese community. It is currently
being used as a marker pole on the entrance at some point in the city. Artificially this Kujang
character is made to point upward, standing upright like a fire, with a golden color so that it looks
contrasting from a distance.
Laser cutting technology that can cut metal or steel on a large scale has a role in duplication of
the Kujang monument. The symbol of Kujang has become a space element as the street decorator
as well as the street marker. Its meaning slowly shifting into a border sign on the entrance of the
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