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Tragen Muster und Ornament das Potenzial zur non-verbalen transkulturellen Verständigung in sich? Handelt es sich um Aufzeichnungssysteme, die von lokal verbreiteten Kulturtechniken, Gebräuchen und Erzählweisen zeugen? Oder werden Muster ›fremder‹ Kulturen in ein ›Anderes‹ verwandelt, um ein alternatives Modell zur westlichen Text- und Autorschaftsfixierung zu erzeugen? Vor dem Hintergrund einer künstlerischen und gestalterischen Praxis der Gegenwart, die vorgefundene Muster transferiert und transformiert, um das eigene Tun zu verorten, identitätsstiftend zu wirken und kulturelle Festschreibungen zu subvertieren, reflektieren Autoren und Autorinnen aus Kunstwissenschaft und Kunst, Fototheorie, Archäologie, Afrikanistik und Architekturgeschichte in diesem Buch die Weitergabe von Mustern.
Weaving and Fabric in Antiquity: Materiality – Representation – Epistemology – Metapoetics presents 11 papers arranged under the four headings of the title which focus on the process of textile manufacture, the weaving process itself, and the materiality of fabric. Contributions address the problematic issues of cognitive archaeology, consumer research, literary theory and themes addressing both philosophical history and the history of reception of ideas and practice. The contributions seek both to close the critical gaps with respect to weaving, a broad and complex field in the area of ancient cultural techniques, and to identify new themes. Accordingly, the submissions expand our foc...
Our fast-changing world seen through the lenses of 140 leading contemporary photographers around the globe. With close to 500 images, many previously unpublished, this landmark publication takes stock of the material and spiritual cultures that make up 'civilization'. Ranging from the ordinary to the extraordinary, from our great collective achievements to our ruinous collective failings, Civilization: The Way We Live Now explores the complexity of contemporary civilization through the rich, nuanced language of photography. Featuring images by some 140 photographers - from Reiner Riedler's families at leisure parks, Raimond Wouda's high schools, Wang Qingsong's Work, Work, Work and Cindy She...