Revealing the deep structure of Rotiklot Dam, Belu-Indonesia

Abstract

The existence of infrastructure is very important to support economic development. The current infrastructure development has not considered much of the meaning of the development object. Research uses Levi Strauss structuralism approach. The revelation of meaning begins with tracing the surface structure which is composed of form and function aspects. The method of revelation of meaning begins with examining the syntagmatic relationships between dam and custom elements. The search for paradigmatic relations between the two surface structures is to be done in order to reveal the deep structure of the Rotiklot Dam. Meaning is obtained through the interpretation of deep structure. The paper concludes that the expression of the deep structure derived from the Rotiklot Dam is the balance and harmonization of the materialization of relations between the fields forming Rotiklot Dam. Finally, to reveal the deep structure of infrastructure with the case of the numinous unity in order to maintain reciprocity between humans and humans, humans and creators, and humans and nature.