CONCEPT HISTORY OF YOGYAKARTA PALACE BUILDING IN KASSIAN CEPHAS PHOTO

Abstract

Kassian Chepas is an Indonesian photography figure. A first native who lives and works in Yogyakarta. During Sultan Hamengku Buwono VII, Chepas was given the mandate to become an official photographer and painter of the Yogyakarta Palace. Chepas in his photo does not only tell the life of Javanese people. Prince Mangkubumi was the drafter of the establishment of the Yogyakarta Palace which was finally strengthened by photographs produced by Chepas. The concept of the development of Yogyakarta and its buildings has been considered based on a philosophy based on Javanese, Hindu and Islamic culture. The analytical method used is descriptive qualitative with a historical approach. Cephas is also known as a photography figure in the development of Indonesian cultural history.