Essays about: "Memorials"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word Memorials.

  1. 1. A Gotlandic Picture Stone Tradition Reconsidered : An analysis and reclassification of the so-called kerbstones

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Cherie Jeanette Larkin; [2023]
    Keywords : Gotland; picture stones; kerbstones; grave settings; edge chains; ritual space; 3D models; Gotland; bildstenar; kantstenar; gravsättningar; kantkedjor; rituellt utrymme; 3D-modeller;

    Abstract : In 1941/42, Sune Lindqvist published his seminal work on the Gotlandic picture stones (Gotlands Bildsteine I & II) in which he included a category of stones that he interpreted as kerbstones. However, Lindqvist’s kerbstones have not received further examination or contextualization to determine the validity of his categorization. READ MORE

  3. 2. Finding Presence of the Absent : To those who are soon forgotten

    University essay from Konstfack/Ädellab

    Author : Emelie Liljebäck; [2020]
    Keywords : The ordinary; forgotten; absence; silence; the hidden; female history; memorials; everyday life; corpus; craft;

    Abstract : This paper concerns the ordinary stories. It is about the forgotten and the things that have gone unnoticed. It is about female history and is a political exploration into what and who is allowed to take space. I focus on everyday life in a domestic space, where I see these things that are discarded, often are overlooked and not talked about. READ MORE

  4. 3. Stolpersteine: resources for development and social change? A case study in Vienna

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Nicole Mullane; [2019]
    Keywords : Stolpersteine; Stones of Remembrance; Holocaust; Memorials; Participatory processes; Communication posts; Reconciliation; Communication for development and social change; post conflict resources;

    Abstract : The Stolpersteine memorial art project commemorates individual Holocaust victims by placing small brass plates outside the last known place they freely lived or worked. To date around 70,000 of these ‘stones’ have been laid across 24 countries, making it the largest decentralised monument in the world. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Value of Light in Contemporary Memorials : Understanding the needs of contemporary memorials and how they can be accomplished with light. Proposal of a light installation for commemorating the 1989 acticommunist Revolution in Timisoara.

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Silvia Casandra Tripsa; [2018]
    Keywords : collective memory; contemporary memorial; memories; light in memorials; symbols; emotions; interactivity; empathy; archive; counter-monument; 1989 aticommunist Revolution in Timisoara; victims; solidarity; accumulation of energy; courage; social engagement; interaction; reflection; city mapping; light art; outdoor light installation; urban lighting; sculptural lighting.;

    Abstract : The master thesis is a research about the relationship between memorials and light. It first studies the characteristics of cultural memories and tries to find what the advantages of using lighting as a means of commemoration are. READ MORE

  6. 5. Memorials to the Holocaust Victims in Minsk, Belarus : History, Design, Impact

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : Maryna Semenchenko; [2018]
    Keywords : memorial; Holocaust; Minsk; memory; public realm;

    Abstract : This research studies two memorials to the Holocaust victims in Minsk, Belarus with the aim to identify how these spaces of commemoration were formed. The study builds upon the analysis of three spheres: the physical space of the chosen memorials, decision-making process regarding their installation, and social practices that have happened around. READ MORE