Reassembling Traditionality and Creativity: A Study of Place as Assemblage in Pasar Cihapit Bandung

Abstract

Abstract. There are many efforts to revitalize traditional market as urban economic and socio-cultural place. Several creative communities in Bandung have been trying to pep up the vitality of Pasar Cihapit Bandung through socio-cultural events. Through place as assemblage approach, this paper traces the actors involved and their relation in the place-making, and also to seek how the creative movement contribute to the traditional economic activities which have been taken place before. This creative movement has identified to be able to attract public attention to the market, signified in the media publication. The emergence of new actors also generated the contested space in Cihapit market, influenced by actors' relation to another group outside the market. The market publicities is also attracted political actors concern, stimulated by their popularity desires, that impact to space contestation intensity. It is found that creative movement can increase the physical image of the market by socio-cultural events, but it is not found its significant contribution to improve the economic role of the traditional market. This paper contributes knowledge to understand how everyday practice of power works in designing and creating built environment

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