“Places are constructed and experienced as material ecological arte facts and intricate networks of social relations. They are the focus of the imaginary\, of beliefs\, longings\, and desires (….). They are an intense focus of discursive activity\, filled with symbolic and representational me anings\, and they are a distinctive product of institutionalized social and political-economic power.” (David Harvey\, Justice\, Nature\, and the G eography of Difference) < /p>
The conference Site-Image-Object: Rethi
nking Place in Chinese Visual and
Material Culture examines how place i
s shaped by artistic production\, and how\, at the same time\, visual and m
aterial expressions shape place and its perception. “Place” here is not an
existing given\, to which art reacts or that it depicts\; rather\, we conce
ive of the interaction between place\, its representations\, its products\,
and its architectural framing as a continuously evolving process.
Individual papers address visual repr esentations of place in painting\, print\, maps\, and photography\; local p roducts and architectural styles that carry imaginations about their place of origin as they circulate\; and sites of religious and cultural significa nce as agents in artistic production. Considering questions of temporality\ , narrative\, biography\, sensory knowledge\, remembrance\, revival\, geogr aphical imagination\, networks\, and circulation\, the aim of the conferenc e is to rethink approaches to Chinese landscapes\, cityscapes\, and religio us topography.
The conferenc e brings together early- and mid-career scholars of Chinese art and culture \, whose recent and ongoing work is contributing to a methodological shift in the field as they engage with place. By embracing a long temporal span f rom the Middle Period to the twenty-first century\, the conference facilita tes scholarly exchange and collaboration to explore the continuities and di scontinuities in Chinese cultural production centred on place as a methodol ogical framework. A graduate student panel provides a platform for emerging voices in the field and offers opportunity for professional development an d mentorship.
This in-person conference is free and open to the publi c but registration is required.
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< p>For further information about the conference program\, presenters\, and paper abstracts\, please see the conference website: https://site-image-object.sites.olt.ubc.caImage: Detail from Shen Zho u (1427-1509)\, “Thousand Man Seat\,” leaf from the album Twelve Views of Tiger Hill\, Cleveland Museum of Art
This con ference is generously supported by:
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