LOCATION AND HOME DÉCOR THAT REFLECT LIFESTYLE AND BELIEFS OF HUATHAKAE OLD MARKET WATERFRONT COMMUNITY

Abstract

This research aims to study and explain about relation between the location/home décor and lifestyle/beliefs of waterfront community, Hua Thakae Old Market, in the aspect of folkloristics and changing condition of the society. There is also a study of view point in visual art and fine arts reflecting identity and form of lifestyle and beliefs of people in waterfront community. This research also studies about past events from traces of decoration, arrangement of houses, in order to understand lifestyle in changing of present time, to derive direction determination of action in the future of the community. Methods for research started from collection of data by using relevant documents and materials, observing, recording, using research tools, discussion, using of fine art process. The research used a survey method, and the community participated in the research. The researcher checked information by resource method, for example, in the aspect of folkloristics, fine art view point and view point on social changing condition and information checking regarding guidelines and theory. The research result showed that the community had faith in religions, goodness, understanding about real meaning of life, belief in unseen things, prophetic signs, black magic, respect for ancestors, peacefulness, serenity, sufficiency, loving community, having public mind, ready to restore past splendor to be related with changing, having mixed identity, having uniqueness and specific form in arranging of place and house decoration.