Open AccessA cinematographic fence and ornamental oars: experiencing the sublime in structures of urban public space
Author(s) -
Denise Ziegler
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
approaching religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.104
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1799-3121
DOI - 10.30664/ar.67598
Subject(s) - sublime , aesthetics , theme (computing) , rhetoric , public space , space (punctuation) , visual arts , sociology , fence (mathematics) , art , philosophy , computer science , architectural engineering , engineering , linguistics , operating system , structural engineering
I approach the theme of the sublime experience in public urban space from the point of view of a visual artist and from one of a person walking through the city. In this essay a concrete sublime experience in public urban space is analysed through an experimental artistic intervention. In this way knowledge is gathered about the relationship between public urban space and its users. I engage in a dialogue with the ancient understanding of the sublime as an effect of elevated, performed language. Features of this rhetoric are adapted on to the visual appearance of public urban space in order to reveal situations that evoke sublime experiences.