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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Materiality of Marble: Explorations in the Artistic Life of Stone
Contributor:
Leitch, Alison
Published:
SAGE Publications, 2010
Published in:
Thesis Eleven, 103 (2010) 1, Seite 65-77
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1177/0725513610381375
ISSN:
0725-5136;
1461-7455
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>This article is inspired by theoretical developments within the social sciences that focus on the materiality of everyday objects and processes. Based on ethnographic research in the city of Carrara, in central Italy, the article discusses the experiences of both quarry workers and sculptors who work with marble. Through an exploration of one of the ‘qualisigns’ of marble — veining — the article draws attention to the material life of marble in the artistic imagination of sculptors and why materiality might matter in social analysis.</jats:p>