Visuality (Visual Literacy) Changes in the City Space
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11410%2F20%3A10416298" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11410/20:10416298 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004438392" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004438392</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004438392" target="_blank" >10.1163/9789004438392</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Visuality (Visual Literacy) Changes in the City Space
Original language description
Visual literacy, as a term, has been used in art history, iconology and visual culture studies for last decade. . It is a strong and seemingly inevitable describer that compares the acquisition of different levels of knowledge in the visual field with one's knowledge of language and literature. According to it, viewing is like another form of reading. For artists, this metaphor constitutes one of the paramount elements of expression, bridging a visual expression and its successive understanding. For the purpose of this paper, we have chosen the metamorphoses of public space visuality. This long-neglected topic was thrust into the limelight in the course of last twenty years, becoming emancipated and an increasing part of public discussion. In this case, visuality has played a major and irreplaceable role. We wish to introduce a project, which includes a video installation, creatively dealing with alterations and changes in the visual aspects of symbols, attributes and elements of the city we live in: Prague, and how these changes subsequently influence us. Our chapter touches upon the issue of changes to the city arena, especially its ephemeral parts, and subsequent occurrence of visual pollution. It is not our intention to present results of a scientific research, rather we wish to highlight and introduce this topic to a public willing to listen. We outline the topic not just in architectural and philosophical terms but mainly from the viewpoint of artists who have dealt with phenomenology of architecture on an everyday basis, as it is something having a strong impact on us wherever we go. This project brings together practice in the fine arts, architecture and video installation, thus becoming an interdisciplinary visual project.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
Tracing behind the Image: An interdisciplinary Exploration of Visual Literacy
ISBN
978-90-04-43837-8
Number of pages of the result
10
Pages from-to
107-116
Number of pages of the book
166
Publisher name
Brill | Rodopi
Place of publication
Leiden | Boston
UT code for WoS chapter
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