Ganjar Pranowo Visits Artist Tanto Mendut Discussing The Development Of Borobudur Area

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo (left) and artist Tanto Mendut. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo visited the residence of gaek artist Tanto Mendut in Magelang Regency, on Wednesday, April 7, night to discuss the development plan of Borobudur Temple tourist attraction area as a super national priority destination.

The two were seen chatting casually and "gayeng" while enjoying a dish in the form of passion fruit wedang and Japanese-style food.

Met after the meeting, Ganjar said that Borobudur Temple is not enough only developed with physical development.

Excavation of historical value, cultural value, art, architecture that must be excavated as part of borobudur development.

"I want to make Borobudur as a complete and complete tourist destination, so I met Mas Tanto Mendut, as part of realizing that," said Ganjar reported by Antara, Thursday, April 8.

One of the activities that Ganjar wants to realize with Tanto Mendut in the near future is to bring the art of music and dance to life by making a performance event "Sound of Borobudur" as depicted in the reliefs of Borobudur Temple.

"I want to develop many things from Borobudur, one of which is music and dance. Sound of Borobudur will certainly make the development of this area more interesting," he said.

Meanwhile, Tanto Mendut fully supports the government's move to organize borobudur temple area thoroughly, not only focusing on the temple, but many other things that can be developed.

"Borobudur is like an heirloom, it's a pearl that has many dimensions. There are mountains, there are villages, communities, animals and others," he said.

Borobudur Temple, he continued, is also not only a building, but an heirloom that teaches about technology, architecture, medicine, art, culture, and many other things.

"Borobudur has many values that can be developed. I myself have been invited to Hiroshima, to Istanbul to be a speaker about Borobudur, both from its architecture, its habitat and so on," he said.

According to Tanto Mendut, one that should not be forgotten by the government in terms of the development of Borobudur Temple area is Borobudur is a work of art so that the development of the area should embrace the artists and culture around it.

"Embracing in a qualitative sense yes, so it really moves artists to fill those spaces. Don't forget to also embrace farmers because Borobudur is also the work of farmers," he said.