John Benjamins Publishing Company
Artworks as touchable objects
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Yaël Kreplak
Abstract
In this chapter we contribute to the description of the interactional accomplishment of object use, by raising the following question “what kind of objects are artworks?”, and consequently, “what kind of interactional practices do they configure?”. By focusing on video-analysis of a guided tour for visually impaired persons (VIPs) allowed to touch artworks, we propose a praxeological analysis of situated procedures of artworks’ formulation and palpation, opening on a reflection on aesthetic touch – both about the way it is reflexively accomplished and the way tactile experience is collectively and sequentially organised in interaction.
Abstract
In this chapter we contribute to the description of the interactional accomplishment of object use, by raising the following question “what kind of objects are artworks?”, and consequently, “what kind of interactional practices do they configure?”. By focusing on video-analysis of a guided tour for visually impaired persons (VIPs) allowed to touch artworks, we propose a praxeological analysis of situated procedures of artworks’ formulation and palpation, opening on a reflection on aesthetic touch – both about the way it is reflexively accomplished and the way tactile experience is collectively and sequentially organised in interaction.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
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Introduction
- On the interactional ecology of objects 3
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Part A. Objects as situated resources
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Organising and sequencing
- The order of ordering 31
- Initiating activity shifts through use of appraisal forms as material objects during performance appraisal interviews 57
- “I’ll just see what you had before” 79
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Participating and involving
- Objects as tools for talk 101
- Photo sharing as a joint activity between an aphasic speaker and others 125
- Organising the soundscape 145
- Cultivating objects in interaction 169
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Part B. Objects as practical accomplishments
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Shaping and creating
- Cooking instructions and the shaping of things in the kitchen 199
- To follow the materials 227
- Having a ball 249
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Experiencing and identifying
- Establishing joint orientation towards commercial objects in a self-service store 271
- Artworks as touchable objects 295
- Incidental and essential objects in interaction 319
- Envisioning the plan in interaction 339
- Instructed objects 357
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Epilogue
- Trajectories of the object in interaction 381
- Person index 389
- Subject index 391
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
-
Introduction
- On the interactional ecology of objects 3
-
Part A. Objects as situated resources
-
Organising and sequencing
- The order of ordering 31
- Initiating activity shifts through use of appraisal forms as material objects during performance appraisal interviews 57
- “I’ll just see what you had before” 79
-
Participating and involving
- Objects as tools for talk 101
- Photo sharing as a joint activity between an aphasic speaker and others 125
- Organising the soundscape 145
- Cultivating objects in interaction 169
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Part B. Objects as practical accomplishments
-
Shaping and creating
- Cooking instructions and the shaping of things in the kitchen 199
- To follow the materials 227
- Having a ball 249
-
Experiencing and identifying
- Establishing joint orientation towards commercial objects in a self-service store 271
- Artworks as touchable objects 295
- Incidental and essential objects in interaction 319
- Envisioning the plan in interaction 339
- Instructed objects 357
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Epilogue
- Trajectories of the object in interaction 381
- Person index 389
- Subject index 391
