Assignment 1 : HISTORY OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF CATFISH STATUE BECOME JAM GADANG STATUE

NAMA : RIO ENDRY FEBRIAN

KELAS : 3 EB 17

NPM     : 26210004

Statue of Catfish and lutes pieces fruit was built in 1995. It lasted for 7 years and was demolished in 2002. The statue was built by an order of the Regent - Moch. Djamhari. According to him it is attached to the town of Bekasi, as catfish and lutes pieces fruits are the best commodity at that time in Bekasi. However, in 2002 the local society has another meaning, the statue was judged inappropriate to community icon because Catfish is a voracious fish-eaters and it was cheap, so did the fruits of lutes which is cheap. Eventually, people do protest to the Governor and the Mayor of Tambun, when the Big ceremony after April 24^th, 2002 at the sports stadium of the former, and in 2002 the statue was officially removed.

The village chief of Sri Jaya, Tambun, Mr. Damin Sada along with several people membered on the set of Himpunan Putra Putri Patriot Bekasi (Hipprasi) or Badan Kekeluargaan Masyarakat (BKM) Bekasi Baghasasi, came to that location and set it on fire. Despite being grilled catfish & the lutes pieces fruit burn it has a memories and stories for children in Bekasi. The search process of the icon of Bekasi is still debated. For a while at that location founded jam gadang with larger advertising space as additional income so as not to look blank.