Informace o projektu
Transforming the Spaces and the Minds. Materiality, Performativity and Perception in the Late Antique (4th–6th century) Baptismal Zones
(TSP)
- Kód projektu
- MUNI/H/1402/2016
- Období řešení
- 2/2017 - 12/2019
- Investor / Programový rámec / typ projektu
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Masarykova univerzita
- Grantová agentura MU
- Individuální projekty hraničního výzkumu
- Fakulta / Pracoviště MU
- Filozofická fakulta
Basing on art-historical background, this project aims to explore the complex interaction between liturgical space, images, objects, performance and human agent within the Late Antique Christian initiatory rituals (4th–6th centuries). Research on preserved monuments linked to the performance of baptismal rite will be performed by means of a three-pronged approach: 1) Materiality. A thorough analysis of objects under investigation (using physiochemical methods, radar and geothermal technologies, laser scanning and reflectography), in order to establish the dating, originality, stages of development and provenance of the materials. 2) Performativity. Comprehensive research on the collective performance of the liturgy of the initiatory ritual and the interplay of liturgical and homiletic texts, architectural space, images and music. 3) Perception. An extensive study of the subject’s perception of the baptismal space and its hierotopy, determined by a number of changing conditions, in order to consider the role of images, objects and materials in creating the transformative experience of Christian initiation.
The interdisciplinary character of the project is a means of obtaining new fundamental insights about Late Antique art and society, technical knowledge, ritual life and multisensory character of liturgical images and spaces. Moreover, the synergy created by the three-pronged approach leads to an absolutely innovative methodology in conceiving the object of arthistorical research. The overall purpose of this project is therefore twofold: on the one hand, it will offer a comprehensive study – from conception to perception – of the physical and mental spaces of Christian initiation in Late Antiquity, and on the other hand, it will formulate a protocol for interdisciplinary research that could be applied to other artistic documents and monuments. This protocol will serve as a basis for an ERC consolidator project.
Publikace
Počet publikací: 60
2019
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THE NOTION OF LIMINALITY AND THE MEDIEVAL SACRED SPACE
Rok: 2019, druh: Editorství tématického sborníku
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The ritual meaning of light in architecture : early mediaeval churches in the North Adriatic Region
Rok: 2019, druh: Další prezentace na konferencích
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Walking Towards the Threshold
Rok: 2019, druh: Další prezentace na konferencích
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Wiggle Matching Analysis of the Doors of Santa Sabina in Rome
RIHA Journal, rok: 2019, ročník: 2019, vydání: 0204
2018
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Avant propos
Entre terre et ciel : Les edifices a coupole et leur decor entre l'Antiquite tardive et le haut Moyen Age, rok: 2018
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Closed Doors as Constructors of Images
Rok: 2018, druh: Vyžádané přednášky
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Dall'illusione alla presenza: la nascita del medioevo Occidentale
Rok: 2018, druh: Vyžádané přednášky
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Divine light through earthly colours : mediating perception in Late Antique churches
Colour and Light in Ancient and Medieval Art, rok: 2018, počet stran: 13 s.
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Embodying the Medieval Pilgrimage : a Living Heritage
Rok: 2018, druh: Vyžádané přednášky
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Entre terre et ciel : Les edifices a coupole et leur decor entre l’Antiquite tardive et le haut Moyen Age
Rok: 2018, druh: Editorství tématického sborníku