Talk by Prof. dr. Jerzy Gawronski | SEMINAR RHYTHMANALYSIS IN CONTEXT, Open Set 2018-2019
The talk 'RIVER AMSTEL REFLECTING THE CITY' was part of the Seminar Session 'TRACES OF RHYTHMS: HERITAGE, DATA AND FICTION' on 8 December 2018, which examined the following: the agency of rhythmical narratives and how they affect social dynamics and knowledge production; artistic and research practices of developing narratives; and filters in urban and historical narratives, which amplify some rhythms and withdraw or overwrite others.
Talk RIVER AMSTEL REFLECTING THE CITY. ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE NORTH/SOUTH METRO LINE
Prof. dr. Jerzy Gawronski (Professor University of Amsterdam, Maritime and urban archeology of the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, Head Monuments and Archeology, Municipality of Amsterdam)
Between 2003 and 2009 several archaeological excavations have been organized during the construction of the new North/Southline metro in Amsterdam. The basic theme of the research was a new urban material history, based on the large quantity of finds (700.000) which were recovered from the former riverbed at Rokin and Damrak in the centre of the city where the metro was build. The river is analysed and interpreted as a new source of archaeological data on urban life from 1200 up till the present day. The archaeological heritage which was collected and created by the river provides through its spatial context new rhythmic perspectives on the material interpretation of city history. The meaning of this archaeological heritage will be discussed on the basis of different products of the project, such as the photo catalogue Stuff with 13.000 finds, the
public display of 10.000 finds in two showcases in Station Rokin and the website Belowthesurface with 20.000 finds.
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SEMINAR RHYTHMANALYSIS IN CONTEXT
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The Seminar offers both theoretical and practical context to the theme of ‘rhythm’, as part of the seven-month programme in design, art and humanities Fluid Rhythms, which consists of a Summer School and LAB as well. The Seminar aims to address the key concept of ‘rhythm’ in the fields of arts, urban planning, performance, and humanities and will be hosted in collaboration with the scientific consortium Designing Rhythm for Social Resilience. Together we investigate rhythm-led practices as common ground for research and artistic practice. The seminar is open to practicing artists and designers, as well as researchers from different disciplines, interested members of the local community, activists, educators, curators and social servants, who are curious to discover the relevance of rhythms for their practice.
The programme is made possible by the support of the City of Amsterdam Zuidoost, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Het Pauwhof Fonds, CBK Zuidoost, and has been organized in collaboration with the research group Designing Rhythm for Social Resilience (2018–2022).