Connection between inside and outside world is very common known as “door”. Has a meaning as a flat movable barrier that is fitted into and closes the entrance to a building, room, cupboard, car, etc., door is a primary function in all building interior. Besides protecting a privacy of other inside interior, generally door is the first building interior that touched by a human to enter the advance world.
Design and use of the door was first discovered at the ancient Egypt tomb. In general, door has many variety of types depends on its shape, mechanism, function, and even on a culture of what region where it’s founded. Because door became a part of a building then it has a component that has to proper with design interior of the house. Attached at the doorway, a door must have a hinges to connect a doorway with the door, so the door can move freely when opened and closed. The door has several components such as light and air ventilation (top rail), door handle and key as middle rail, and supported bottom panel as a bottom rail. Along with development era and modernization, technology of door’s design already modified to meet a demand of human who want simple design for an easier life. But infrequently, still there is ancient design hunted to meet with the esthetic of home beauty and interior building.
Bali a place where always keep the harmonization between culture and modernization also has a concept in building architecture and interior design. Mentioned on several Hindu Sanskrit that universally conceptual of “Tri Hita Karana” and “Tri Mandala” always apply in developing a building as well as in the interior design, these universal concept can’t separated with Balinese community and still applied until now. Tri Mandala is a concept of a house geographical landscape divides into Main Mandala (a sacred landscape), Madya Mandala (a residential landscape), and Nista Mandala (a landscape of disposal area; e.g. toilet). The door is an equipment to separated these three area and be a bridge to harmonized them. Tri Hita Karana is a concept to emphasize a relationship between a human with God, with a Man, and with the Environment. Door which attached and be a part of “Penyengker” is also an application of Tri Hita Karana concept, shows a relationship between a human and the non biotic Environment. Wood material and its natural color is a form of relationship between human and biotic Environment. The door carving and decoration is the form of spiritual dealing between human and God as a creator of Universe.
Everything which is explained Balinese decorative door could providing the answer to a question; why Bali always contain of cultural and Mystical touch on every details? A comprehension of Bali’s decorative door will turn to be useless if you never touch the carved panel as a sensation taste of Balinese culture, and be prepared to the unique greatness of Bali interior inside.
Travelling to Bedugul will provide a distinctive satisfaction; the way of natural treatment of an attractive view and a blush of a windy valley, could contribute calmness. Good weather and climate which supported by fertile ground condition, giving this land with agriculture commodity value and beauty sight for Bali tourism. Various kinds of vegetables, leaves, and flowers that essential factor of plants is definitely could turned by a nature for doing something glamour to a visitors. And Chrysantemum is one of so many beautiful plants in Bedugul that will be a theme of this article. Having itself as a perennial herb plant, Chrysantemums could be growing in perennial land with tropical till subtropical climate. Sometimes people called this plant as Mums only. Include in family of Asteraceae, Chrysantemums are native to Asia and Northern Europe country. China is a country of Chrysantemum nativity and a land where this plant had founded for the first time. Then on its history, Chrysantemum had brought to Japan and became inspiring a Festival of Happiness in Japan. Been adopted to Europe make this plant having a name as Chrysantemum (“Chrysous” = gold as a first colour from first variety, and “Antemon” = flower).
In the review of the cultural event Pesta Kesenian Bali 2009 this time, will be appointed on the theme of dance “Leko”. This dance is one of so many Balinese ancient dances which might has already rare to be performed and not much known by Balinese society. Today, Leko dance could be found only at Jembrana, regency at Western area of Bali.
Bali, island surrounded by sense of mystics and has a magnetic attraction, Island of God with so many culture and tradition that still exist until now. Equilibrium between vertical and horizontal nexus already contribute and taking role on every side of Balinese community. What could be a reason why Bali always exists as a traditional community and always has a visitor from modernization flow outside of Bali almost every year? Believe the answer is Balinese community trustworthy to the matter that they always called harmonization relationship between a human and God as a creator, protector, and executor of this universe. This is also became a reason why religion in Bali has a harmonic rhythms with its traditional culture. Hindu community in Bali believe that three avatar of God as a creator, protector, and executor had bring so many phenomenon in life, where one of those is law of nature between good and evil, wrong and right, beauty and beast and many differences in this universe and became appear also in traditional mythology of Bali. One of those is “Barong” that represent in Barong & Rangda Dance, this triumphant dance is very popular not only for Balinese people but also for viewers around the world.
Actually, Barong is a form of Bali pre Hinduism inheritance, being transformed to a figurehead or mask of an animals or ancient human which has magical forces. Mystic of Barong mask came from its wood material which taken on cemetery area. Could be in the year of being created, Barong mask has so many different type, nowadays there are several being known, for example: Barong Ket, Barong Gajah, Barong Asu, Barong Landung, Barong Bangkal, Barong Brutuk, Barong Kedingkling until Barong Sai. Barong character in Balinese mythology is reflected of spirit in a human itself, where in Balinese Hinduism believe that a human has a”guardian sibling” when being born in the nativity process, the guardian elements are blood, placenta, and fetal membrane. All these elements will always protect and guard a human all through the process of life till being reunited again with the universe. Barong as a king of spirit is one of those elements as “guardian sibling” and has a power to protect human from any evil through the interaction process of life.
Performance of Barong & Rangda dance bring us to the reflection of how we suppose to live, good and bad spirit on every human on this universe will always be a substance in law of nature, always existing in all circumstances.