Open AccessMore than Just a Material Perfection: Preserved Human-Environment Relationship in Traditional Brick-Making Scenarios
Author(s) -
Arif Rahman Wahid,
Yandi Andri Yatmo,
Kristanti Dewi Paramita
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1655/1/012125
Subject(s) - brick , context (archaeology) , production (economics) , architectural engineering , product (mathematics) , process (computing) , property (philosophy) , making of , business , engineering , computer science , civil engineering , advertising , economics , geography , archaeology , mathematics , epistemology , philosophy , geometry , macroeconomics , operating system
This paper argues the importance of traditional, local bricks-making production as a convergence of craftsman, material, and environments. The relationship between those three aspects brings meanings to the brick, emphasise on the process of making beyond its property as a physical material. This paper focuses on the forming phase of the brick-making scenario, whereby the craftsmen have more control in altering the bricks clay. In particular, we conduct this study in three brick-making workshops in Indonesia, precisely in Songgom, Welahan, and Tanjung Pinang. It is found that the stories of identity, the tools used the production, and context-involved production is preserved within the end product. These findings contribute to the current architecture material discussion to look at the imperfection of traditional-made bricks as something that should be celebrated to preserve the local culture.