Grounding the Aerial: The Observer’s View in Digital Visualisation for Built Heritage

Abstract

The ways in which heritage sites are commonly represented – plans, aerial photographs and computer models – have been criticised for their tendency to elevate the viewer to a disembodied perspective that is removed from lived experience. This paper explores the disparity between the totalising tendency of visualisation techniques on one hand, and the need to consider the importance of human experience within built heritage on the other. Following on from existing work along the boundaries of art and archaeology, it is considered that creative practice – with its ability to incorporate emotional and experiential content into visual outcomes – can make a valuable contribution to this area.

Affiliations

Duncan of Jordanstone College ofArt and Design

University of Dundee

Visual Research Centre, DCA,152 Nethergate

Dundee, DD1 4DY

Contributors

Kieran Baxter

Conference

Publication date: July 2014

Publication date (Print): July 2014

Pages: 163-170

ID: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2014.39

Copyright statement: © Kieran Baxter et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2014), London, UK

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2014)

Conference acronym: EVA

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 8 - 10 July 2014

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2014)

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing