32 Eyes
Archaeology and the Subjective Gaze
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.32519Keywords:
Subjectivity, fieldwork, abandonment, the archaeological record, contemporaneity, multitemporalityAbstract
The two photo essays that follow and the complementary 14 photographic narratives in the online gallery (available at https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/jca-4-1-online-gallery/) are compiled with the aim of reflecting on the various gazes that are part of the archaeology of the contemporary. The photo essays are based on different premises: while Anna Beck grounds her reflections on repeated explorations of Holmegaard Glassworks in the Summer and Autumn of 2016, Tim Sørensen's contribution is based on two strategically superficial visits to the locale. The 14 photographic narratives in the online gallery derive from a two-hour visit to Holmegaard in the beginning of November 2016.
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Gissen, D. 2009. Subnature: Architecture’s Other Environment. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Harrison, R., 2011. “Surface Assemblages: Towards an Archaeology in and of the Present.” Archaeological Dialogues 18 (2) 141–160.
Huhtamo, E. 2014. “‘All the World’s a Kaleidoscope’: A Media Archaeological Perspective to the Incubation Era of Media Culture.” Rivista di estetica, 55: 139–153.
Lucas, G. 2004. “Modern Disturbances: On the Ambiguities of Archaeology.” Modernism/modernity 11 (1):109–120.
____. 2015. “Archaeology and Contemporaneity.” Archaeological Dialogues 22 (1): 1–15.
Pétursdóttir, Þ. 2014. “Things Out-of-hand: The Aesthetics of Abandonment.” In Ruin Memories: Materialities, Aesthetics and the Archaeology of the Recent Past, edited by B. Olsen and Þ. Pétursdóttir, 335–363. London and New York: Routledge.
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Witmore, C., 2014. “Archaeology and the New Materialisms.” Journal of Contemporary Archaeology 1 (2): 203–246.
Gissen, D. 2009. Subnature: Architecture’s Other Environment. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Harrison, R., 2011. “Surface Assemblages: Towards an Archaeology in and of the Present.” Archaeological Dialogues 18 (2) 141–160.
Huhtamo, E. 2014. “‘All the World’s a Kaleidoscope’: A Media Archaeological Perspective to the Incubation Era of Media Culture.” Rivista di estetica, 55: 139–153.
Lucas, G. 2004. “Modern Disturbances: On the Ambiguities of Archaeology.” Modernism/modernity 11 (1):109–120.
____. 2015. “Archaeology and Contemporaneity.” Archaeological Dialogues 22 (1): 1–15.
Pétursdóttir, Þ. 2014. “Things Out-of-hand: The Aesthetics of Abandonment.” In Ruin Memories: Materialities, Aesthetics and the Archaeology of the Recent Past, edited by B. Olsen and Þ. Pétursdóttir, 335–363. London and New York: Routledge.
____. and B. Olsen, 2014. “An Archaeology of Ruins.” In Ruin Memories: Materialities, Aestetics and the Archaeology of the Recent Past, edited by B. Olsen and Þ. Pétursdóttir, 1–30. London and New York: Routledge.
Runia, E. 2006. “Presence.” History and Theory 45 (February): 1–29.
Witmore, C., 2014. “Archaeology and the New Materialisms.” Journal of Contemporary Archaeology 1 (2): 203–246.
Published
2017-12-04
Issue
Section
Extended Photo Essay
How to Cite
Beck, A. S., & Sørensen, T. F. (2017). 32 Eyes: Archaeology and the Subjective Gaze. Journal of Contemporary Archaeology, 4(1), 131-152. https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.32519
