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Réf.
41445
Type
conference item
Titre
Genius loci and Homo Faber: A heritage-making dilemma
Langues
English
Auteurs
Markevičienė, Jūratė
Date
2008
Pages
12 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
conservation / concepts / definitions / doctrine / spirit of place / intangible cultural heritage
Résumé en anglais
The paper analyses possibilities to create or re-create aspirit of the place, defining a human habitat as a socio-cultural
rhizome, and a genius loci – as an intangible quality of a material site,perceived both physically and spiritually. It identifies such sites as
mediators and media of societal interactions. Integrity,complementarity, continuity, a touch of eternity, nonevidence, and
being both a reality and an entity are identified as their basic qualities.In this context heritage conservation is analyzed vs continuity as
arborescent vs rhizomatic approach, by comparing their attributes andqualities. As regards a heritage-making dilemma, it states that due to
on-going cultural shift in interactions with history, reconstructionsgain in popularity, but genius loci sites cannot be created or re-created
intentionally, because they are happenings, and not creations. The final
conclusion is that heritage conservation cannot substitute sustenanceof traditional habitats, but it plays a crucial role in safeguarding
tangible heritage and this way becomes a cradle for emerging futuretraditions.
rhizome, and a genius loci – as an intangible quality of a material site,perceived both physically and spiritually. It identifies such sites as
mediators and media of societal interactions. Integrity,complementarity, continuity, a touch of eternity, nonevidence, and
being both a reality and an entity are identified as their basic qualities.In this context heritage conservation is analyzed vs continuity as
arborescent vs rhizomatic approach, by comparing their attributes andqualities. As regards a heritage-making dilemma, it states that due to
on-going cultural shift in interactions with history, reconstructionsgain in popularity, but genius loci sites cannot be created or re-created
intentionally, because they are happenings, and not creations. The final
conclusion is that heritage conservation cannot substitute sustenanceof traditional habitats, but it plays a crucial role in safeguarding
tangible heritage and this way becomes a cradle for emerging futuretraditions.
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