Dynamic Frames - Reconstructing Ritual Performances in the Ancient Andes

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Abstract

The concept of "framing" in interpersonal action has a solid history in ethnography (e.g., in works by Goffman and Bateson), but has had little impact on archaeological approaches to past societies. The notion of the viewing frame is destabilized when applied to dynamic and mobile performative displays. Sensorial dimensions in addition to vision come into play, using what Victor Turner called "all the sensory codes to produce symphonies in more than music." In this discussion, I will explore the design logics and technologies of displays associate with prehispanic mortuary theatricals performed by the Moche (AD 100-750), Chimú (AD 900-1470) and Inka (AD 1200 - 1532) cultures of ancient Peru.

Artists / Authors

• Jerry Moore, Professor für Anthropologie, California State University, Dominguez Hill › Biography

Date(s)

• May 17, 2002

Organizer

Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles und Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin.

Location

Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin, Germany

URL

» http://www.hkw.de/de…fviewing/c_texte.html

Submission

, May 22, 2003

Category

• Lecture

Keywords

• Topics:
  • perception

Additions to Keyword List

• Ethnologie |
• Ritual