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ʔeləw̓k̓ʷ – Belongings: Tangible Interactions with Intangible Heritage
Author(s) -
Reese Muntean,
Kate Hennessy,
Alissa N. Antle,
Susan Rowley,
Jordan Wilson,
Brendan Matkin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of science and technology of the arts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.13
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2183-0088
pISSN - 1646-9798
DOI - 10.7559/citarj.v7i2.159
Subject(s) - exhibition , cultural heritage , intangible cultural heritage , visual arts , sociology , general partnership , aesthetics , world wide web , anthropology , computer science , art , history , archaeology , political science , law

ʔeləw̓k̓ʷ – Belongings is an interactive tabletop using a tangible user interface to explore intangible cultural heritage. The table was designed for the c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city exhibition. This exhibition is a partnership of three major institutions in Vancouver, BC, examining the significant ancient village site on which part of Vancouver was built, as well as Musqueam culture and community today. The tabletop uses replicas of Musqueam belongings excavated from c̓əsnaʔəm, as well as contemporary objects that are a part of everyday Musqueam life to access information about the long history of salmon fishing and the continuity of related knowledge at c̓əsnaʔəm. The design of ʔeləw̓k̓ʷ – Belongings highlights the tensions between fragmentation and continuity that are central to discussions of access and preservation of intangible cultural heritage in the digital age. In this paper we discuss the tangible tabletop interface as a response to the desire to reconnect fragmented collections and physical belongings from c̓əsnaʔəm with Musqueam intangible cultural knowledge.

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