The lecture series “Material Worlds – The Virtual Salon at IMAREAL” presents and discusses topics related to the material culture of the Middle Ages and the early modern period in an online format. The three forthcoming papers deal with questions of production, choice of material and material significance of bronze doors from the 11th and 12th centuries, reflect on the use and function of wood and brick representations in Giotto’s frescoes in the Arena Chapel in Padua, and discuss historical references in digital games with regard to sensory perception, corporeality and cybernetic anthropology.
November 29, 2023, 5:00 PM (CET / 8:00 AM PST
Marianne Mödlinger (IMAREAL, University of Salzburg): Bronzetüren des 11. – 12. Jahrhunderts in Europa: Dokumentation, Analyse und Auswertung
More details and streaming link: https://www.imareal.sbg.ac.at/materielle-welten-ix
January 10, 2024, 5:00 PM CET / 8:00 AM PST
Laura Jacobus (Birkbeck College, University of London): Fictive Materiality and Real Presence in Giotto’s Arena Chapel, Padua
More details and streaming link: https://www.imareal.sbg.ac.at/materielle-welten-x
April 10, 2024, 5:00 PM CET / 8:00 AM PST
Aska Mayer (Tampere University): Sensory Cybernetic Interaction
More details and streaming link: https://www.imareal.sbg.ac.at/materielle-welten-xi