Abstract
“This paper reflects upon the Test Trenches Project, which involved arts practitioners in a range of media collaborating with archaeologists on the excavations at the Ness of Brodgar, Orkney. The team, including the archaeologists, subsequently undertook a short studio residency at the Pier Arts Centre, a contemporary art gallery in Stromness, and collaborated on creating installations in a range of media. Rather than aiming specifically to create finished works for display, visual experimentation was explored as a meaningful process in itself. Nevertheless, the project was able to provide subtle and unexpected contextual insights into the archaeological material”.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Art and Archaeology |
| Editors | Andrew Cochrane, Ian Alden Russell |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 141-155 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Volume | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4614-8990-0 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4614-8989-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | One World Archaeology Series |
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| Publisher | SPRINGER |
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Keywords
- art
- archaeology
- excavation
- gallery
- exhibition
- interpretation
Cite this
Thomas, A. S. (2014). Creating contexts: between the archaeological site and art gallery. In A. Cochrane, & I. A. Russell (Eds.), Art and Archaeology (Vol. 11, pp. 141-155). (One World Archaeology Series). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8990-0_11