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Notice (permalien)
Réf.
41473
Type
conference item
Titre
Threats to the Spirit of the Place: Biased Interpretation
Langues
English
Auteurs
Osorio, Katti
Date
2008
Pages
8 p.
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Québec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
spirit of place / World Heritage List / historic towns / towers / historic buildings / historic town centres / interpretation / intangible heritage / cathedrals
Pays mentionnés
Panama
Monuments et sites
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá, Panamá / The Tower of Panama Viejo’s, Panamá Viejo, Panamá
N° Patrimoine mondial
790
Résumé en anglais
The Spirit of the Place is the emotional response to thePlace; it’s an abstract, wordless form of understanding; this is why
it is unattainable, and yet it can be destroyed. Technology providesincreasingly precise data, but its interpretation depends on how we
perceive the Place and what we want to perceive in the Place.Nationalism and Cultural pride strongly influence what we want
to perceive in the Place. Transmission of World Heritage to futuregenerations relies heavily on “telling the Story;” to reveal not only
historic data, but also the greatness of the human spirit in itsstruggle for perfection and in all its weakness. We ma
y concludethat, trying to homogenize an idea in order to keep it politically
correct leads to ambiguity and relativity, and might dangerouslydilute the message.
it is unattainable, and yet it can be destroyed. Technology providesincreasingly precise data, but its interpretation depends on how we
perceive the Place and what we want to perceive in the Place.Nationalism and Cultural pride strongly influence what we want
to perceive in the Place. Transmission of World Heritage to futuregenerations relies heavily on “telling the Story;” to reveal not only
historic data, but also the greatness of the human spirit in itsstruggle for perfection and in all its weakness. We ma
y concludethat, trying to homogenize an idea in order to keep it politically
correct leads to ambiguity and relativity, and might dangerouslydilute the message.
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