Projections and Circulations across Documents, Projects and Heritage, AHO, Oslo
How do projects organise our lives, how do documents ground our politics, and what can the preservation of sail cargo boats teach us about working in heritage in the context of climate emergency? This series of OCCAS Higher Seminars brought together three distinct perspectives that, taken together, invited alterative entryways into discussions around provenance andcirculation across different forms of practice. Cultural and linguistic anthropologist Andrew Graan traced the contested genealogy of the “project form,” from early modern England to its naturalisation today. Faye Thorley, Director of Raybel Charters, explored maritime heritage, showing how restored vessels are mobilised as resources for building community and establishing new trade relations. Kristin Asdal presented her research on practice-oriented document analysis, examining how documents act as “things” that ground democratic life.
Organised by Simon Mitchell, the series brought these contributions into dialogue, focusing on how projects, heritage objects, and documents are composed and circulated across different contexts.
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