Human Self-Concept Statue at Fatahillah Museum Jakarta

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the concept of self of human statues using Erving Goffman's Dramaturgy Theory approach as the main theory and George Herbert Mead's Symbolic Interaction. Specifically, this study aims to describe and analyze the concept of self of human statues, describe and analyze the front stage and back stage, and the symbolic interaction of human statues. The presence of street art expressions or what is commonly referred to as Street art, various forms of street art culture are now developing from murals, to what is now a phenomenon, namely the presence of human statues or humanoids that are crowded in the old city. This type of research is qualitative which assumes that systematic research must be carried out in a natural environment and not an artificial environment such as experiments. Data collection through observation and in-depth interviews with 5 (five) Human Statues and the Head of UPK Kota Tua as informants. Data analysis uses an interactive model, namely data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The conclusion obtained from the study is the concept of self that occurs in two areas, namely the front stage (front area) and back stage (back area).What is interesting from the results of this study is the picture that human statues have a self-concept to be appreciated socially as what is played on the front stage. In the end, the self-concept will be displayed in front of visitors.