Roro Jonggrang The Legend of Prambanan
Introduction
Prambanan, also known as Candi Prambanan or Roro Jonggrang, is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound located in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in southern Java, Indonesia. It’s dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu), and the Destroyer (Shiva).
Methods
In creating this illustration work, I used a technique called "Bahasa Rupa". “Bahasa Rupa” is an Indonesian term used to describe the language of visual representation, it gives more than one point of view and It is also a time-based picture style, which means we can know that the time are running in the picture although it is only one “frame” of picture.
The Story
Once upon a time, in the place where the Prambanan Temple stands now, there was a Kingdom called Prambanan, which was led by Prabu Baka. He had a beautiful daughter named Roro Jonggrang. The people of Prambanan Kingdom were wealthy and lived in peace. However, soon their happiness were disturbed by Pengging Kingdom. The king of Pengging Kingdom, named Bandung Bondowoso, wanted to occupy Prambanan. This made the war between Prambanan and Pengging could not be avoided. Prambanan lost the war and Prabu Baka was dead. Pengging could win the war because Bandung Bondongwoso had a supernatural power. His soldiers were not only humans but also genies. After the death of Prabu Baka, Prambanan Kingdom was led by new king, Bandung Bondowoso.