Sykas, P., 2018.
Travels in the archive: From conventions of production to cultural meaning
| Output Type: | Conference paper |
| Presented at: | Facing the objects: Methods for object-based textile research |
| Venue: | Nordiska Museet, Stockholm |
| Dates: | 25/10/2018 - 25/10/2018 |
| Repository URL: | e-space.mmu.ac.uk/622191 |
My approach to object-based study grew out of my work in textile conservation and museums, especially in the search for better understanding of unprovenanced and undated objects. In this work, I have striven to move beyond technical analysis and historical texts to get to the realm of cultural meanings. This talk will describe my methods through a structured series of examples