Essays about: "Cultural objects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 147 essays containing the words Cultural objects.

1. 1. Weird Digitization: Alternative Strategies for Archival Materials

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Christa Shusko; [2024]
   Keywords : Digital Humanities; Digitization; Archival materials; Photography; Material culture.;

   Abstract : This thesis draws on the theory of new materialism to posit an alternative approach to cultural heritage digitization. Modifying the method of critical digitization and synthesizing it with the method of thick description for the study of damaged cultural heritage, this thesis proposes the method weird digitization which seeks to challenge traditional selection criteria for cultural heritage digitization as well as challenging practices of mass digitization. READ MORE

3. 2. Creation of a Virtual Reality Experience for the Virtual Conservation of The Flamman Theater Using Unreal Engine 4

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

   Author : Fausto Zamora Arias; [2023-10-25]
   Keywords : virtual reality; Oculus Quest 2; preserving cultural heritage; Unreal Engine 4; game design and development;

   Abstract : The Flamman Theater identity was successfully digitally preserved for the cultural heritage of Gothenburg by creating a video game, while tested with pandemic restrictions. On the technical side, this project combines virtual reality, artificial intelligence and game mechanics to create an immersive atmosphere, inviting people to watch movies inside as the original theater was intended. READ MORE

4. 3. Labyrinth routes around the Middle Age Baltic Sea

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   Author : Christina Fagerström; [2023-08-17]
   Keywords : The labyrinth-symbol; labyrinth monuments; Trojaborg; Jerusalem; Middle Age Catholic Europe; pilgrimages; the Baltic Sea; the Northern crusades; navigatio; mission; the mendicant friars; the Fourth Lateran Church Council; fish markets;

   Abstract : Stone labyrinths are archaeological monuments found predominantly in the Nordic countries around the Baltic Sea, some 500 specimens are noted in Sweden and Finland. The abundance of smaller stones has provided the building material for lasting monuments around the Baltic Sea, the Swedish west coast and Norway, Iceland, the Scilly islands in England, the Barents Sea and the White Sea’s shores and rivers. READ MORE

5. 4. Cemetery in Sweden as cultural landscape - A phenomenological study on cemetery design and planning in Stockholm

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Ziyu Zhao; [2023]
   Keywords : cultural landscape; cemetery; Swedish cemeteries; cemetery design; cemetery planning; burial; cremation; phenomenology; landscape design; parks; Stockholm; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is centered around the cemeteries in Stockholm city. As a form of arrangement and design of objects located on the land, the cemetery can be conceptualized as a landscape. Its distinct function, serving as a memorial space for the living and a final resting place for the deceased, adds layers of complexity. READ MORE

6. 5. Fashioning the Art Gallery : Illusion, Commodity and Death in Martin Margiela at Lafayette Anticipations; A Digital Study of Interdisciplinary Artistic Practices

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jacob Varnauskas; [2023]
   Keywords : Martin Margiela; Lafayette Anticipations; Exhibition Studies; Performance Studies; Walter Benjamin; Nicolas Bourriaud; Contemporary Art; Visual Art; Interdisciplinary Art; Fashion Theory; Creative Practice; Artistic Practice; Digital Art History; Art History; Postproduction; Commodifying the Body; Appropriation of Forms; Ready-made; Pop Art; Dadaism; Memento Mori; Vanitas;

   Abstract : A study of the shift within the practice of Martin Margiela's creative practice based on his solo exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations from Oct. 20 to Jan. 2 2022 in Paris, France. READ MORE