Erik Solfeldt
Biographic Data
| ID | 818883 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erik Solfeldt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erik |
| FAMILY NAME | Solfeldt |
| SIGNATURE | SOLFELDT E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-7056-8602 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond human kinship
This paper challenges interpretations of Mesolithic and Neolithic imagery (‘rock art’ and ‘portable art’) of the Baltic Sea, which by default rest upon hylomorphism, iconology and transcendentalism – frameworks which reproduce a Western perspective of reality to be universal both in time and space. By drawing on theoretical perspectives of new animism and ethnographic insights from northwestern Siberia in combination with the method of ‘iconograp…
Beyond Representations
This special section of Current Swedish Archaeology explores the relationship between figuration, animacy, and abstract imagery within the archaeology and ethnography of figurines. Departing from traditional representationalist approaches that have long been the modi operandi in the study of figurative imagery, as well as in the archaeology of figurines, the papers adopt ontological, new animist, and new materialist perspectives, viewing figurine…
Rethinking Representation and Animation
Archaeological interpretations of prehistoric humanoid figurines, made and used by the hunter-gatherers of the Stone Ages, have traditionally relied on Western concepts of hylomorphism and iconology. Consequently, these figurines are depicted as finished and static objects of art, often separated from their archaeological contexts. Analysis of these figurines has been focused on identifying what they represent, rather than considering what they d…
An archaeology of animism
The paper focuses on the material known as Mesolithic portable art. Earlier research has interpreted the material as representative art relating to ideology, mythology, prestige, ritual practices and tribalism. Such interpretations are based on theoretical frameworks that build on hylomorphism and Cartesian metaphysics, resulting in this material being viewed as static objects of art. I offer a new theoretical framework informed by a new animist …
An archaeology of animism
The paper focuses on the material known as Mesolithic portable art. Earlier research has interpreted the material as representative art relating to ideology, mythology, prestige, ritual practices and tribalism. Such interpretations are based on theoretical frameworks that build on hylomorphism and Cartesian metaphysics, resulting in this material being viewed as static objects of art. I offer a new theoretical framework informed by a new animist …
Rethinking Representation and Animation
Archaeological interpretations of prehistoric humanoid figurines, made and used by the hunter-gatherers of the Stone Ages, have traditionally relied on Western concepts of hylomorphism and iconology. Consequently, these figurines are depicted as finished and static objects of art, often separated from their archaeological contexts. Analysis of these figurines has been focused on identifying what they represent, rather than considering what they d…
An archaeology of animism
The paper focuses on the material known as Mesolithic portable art. Earlier research has interpreted the material as representative art relating to ideology, mythology, prestige, ritual practices and tribalism. Such interpretations are based on theoretical frameworks that build on hylomorphism and Cartesian metaphysics, resulting in this material being viewed as static objects of art. I offer a new theoretical framework informed by a new animist …
Beyond Representations
This special section of Current Swedish Archaeology explores the relationship between figuration, animacy, and abstract imagery within the archaeology and ethnography of figurines. Departing from traditional representationalist approaches that have long been the modi operandi in the study of figurative imagery, as well as in the archaeology of figurines, the papers adopt ontological, new animist, and new materialist perspectives, viewing figurine…
Rethinking Representation and Animation
Archaeological interpretations of prehistoric humanoid figurines, made and used by the hunter-gatherers of the Stone Ages, have traditionally relied on Western concepts of hylomorphism and iconology. Consequently, these figurines are depicted as finished and static objects of art, often separated from their archaeological contexts. Analysis of these figurines has been focused on identifying what they represent, rather than considering what they d…
Beyond human kinship
This paper challenges interpretations of Mesolithic and Neolithic imagery (‘rock art’ and ‘portable art’) of the Baltic Sea, which by default rest upon hylomorphism, iconology and transcendentalism – frameworks which reproduce a Western perspective of reality to be universal both in time and space. By drawing on theoretical perspectives of new animism and ethnographic insights from northwestern Siberia in combination with the method of ‘iconograp…
Animism (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Animation (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 work) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Baltic sea (1 work) · Computer graphics (images (1 work)