Ignis mutat res
Reflections on working with fire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2933716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc Higgin (0000-0003-3316-7539, PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen, with a particular interest in sculptors working with clay., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 12-16 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-540X • E-ISSN: 1467-8322 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8322.12266 |
| OpenAlex | W2490249959 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article is a reflection on my fieldwork experience working alongside the sculptor Alexandra Engelfriet. Over the course of 2013, we built a series of improvised, 'ephemeral' wood-fired kilns, each one constructed around individual clay sculptures far too large to fire otherwise. As I will show, the level of practical involvement these kilns demand marks them out as somewhat of an anachronism, going against much of the progress in firing technologies that have characterized the industrialization of ceramic production over the last 300 years here in Europe, as elsewhere. As such, these kilns serve as an interesting pyrotechnology with which to engage critically what we mean byenergyand its place within social life
Anachronism · Archaeology · Art · Ephemeral key · Industrialisation · Kiln · Political science · Politics · Sculpture · Sociology · Visual arts · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Law · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |