Back to Events of Week No. 46: Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 21st November 2021
Monday | 02:15 PM | Palmyra and Beijing: Uses of Early (Colonial) Photography in Conservation, Digital Humanities, and Critical Museum Studies Dr. Frances Terpak, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (USA), Senior Curator and Head of Photographs Nineteenth-century photographs, taken during travel and colonial occupations, represent primary research tools for studying and reconstructing monumental and archaeological sites damaged during war and natural disasters, or through looting. The ancient trading center of Palmyra is one such site. During the current Syrian conflict, local residents have sought shelter in archaeological sites, further altering their state of preservation. This session will explore the history and value of photography as an aid to virtual and physical reconstruction. Creator of “Return to Palmyra” (2021), a digital resource that foregrounds the importance of photography in the conservation of ancient sites, Dr. Terpak will discuss the process of transforming an exhibition, “The Legacy of Ancient Palmyra” into an enduring online resource. https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/exhibitions/palmyra/ She also organized the groundbreaking exhibition “Brush and Shutter: Early Photography in China (2011).” Both exhibits draw from the extensive photography collections of the GRI, documenting China, South and Southeast Asia, North African, the Middle East, Turkey and Asia Minor. Combined with engravings, travel accounts, and ephemera, these materials highlight the importance of visual records, data, and field notes in preserving the world’s cultural heritage. Address CATS – Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies, Gebäude 4120 R.010.00.01 Voßstraße 2 69115 Heidelberg Homepage Event https://www.zo.uni-heidelberg.de/iko/events/2021/cultural-heritage-lectures.html Organizer Institut für Kunstgeschichte Ostasiens Homepage Organizer Contact Institut für Kunstgeschichte Ostasiens Contact URL Registration URL https://www.zo.uni-heidelberg.de/iko/events/2021/cultural-heritage-lectures.html Alle Termine der Veranstaltung 'Cultural Heritage in a Digital World': In this lecture series, researchers and curators discuss how to bring new life to East Asian art by exploring digital technologies and virtual environments. Each speaker addresses different functions that digital tools have in their work and how these help them answer new research questions and broaden access to East Asian heritage. The use of photography in the conservation of ancient sites and architectural reconstruction is the focus of Dr. Frances Terpak’s talk; architectural modelling and digital simulation of movement are employed by Dr. Pania Yu in her analysis of Chinese landscape painting; and the development of a virtual environment for the museum is addressed by Dr. Stephan von der Schulenburg in connection to the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic. Monday 15th November 2021, 02:15 PM Palmyra and Beijing: Uses of Early (Colonial) Photography in Conservation, Digital Humanities, and Critical Museum Studies Dr. Frances Terpak, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (USA), Senior Curator and Head of Photographs Monday 06th December 2021, 02:15 PM Suzhou Surging Wave Pavilion: Translating Landscape Paintings into Architectural Drawings Dr. Pania Mu, Heidelberg University, CATS, Postdoctoral Researcher Monday 17th January 2022, 02:15 PM Applied Arts in Perspective: Collecting and Displaying Asian Art in Frankfurt Dr. Stephan von der Schulenburg, Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, Curator Asian Collection |