LEGENDA AJI SAKA SEBAGAI IDE PENCIPTAAN KARYA VISUAL OLAH MANIPULASI DIGITAL FOTOGRAFI

Abstract

Folklore is a story from time immemorial that lived among the people and was passed down orally. The legend of Aji Saka tells of a traveler and his servant who headed to the land of Java to spread the teachings of character in the Medang Kamulan kingdom. The creation of this work is an embodiment of personal childhood experiences that are closely related to the Aji Saka folklore, besides that this work is an attempt to evoke the nostalgia contained in the Aji Saka story and visualize it again with a different medium.

Visual exploration is done by taking various needed photos according to the story of the Legend of Aji Saka. The results of this exploration, it is processed using digital photography manipulation techniques to realize visual concepts from ideas. From the process of creating this final project, creating a photographic work about Aji Saka's story through digital photography manipulation techniques that can provide alternative visual references and as an alternative media for learning folklore, especially photography media, and provide insight to the broader community.