2023-10-11 –, Create
The studio of an artist is a complex space that contains and reflects the individual’s artistic journey related to the creator’s materiality, philosophy, inspiration and thinking. The ephemerality and variability of artists' studios make their documentation crucial for protecting and disseminating their artistic process and creation. Digital technologies and data offer us tremendous opportunities that are able to tackle the challenge.
This session will present an ontology-based documentation framework that captures the essence of artists’ creativity in the studio using interactive digital documentation methods. The interactive survey of the studio’s physical space is based on 360° panoramic documentation and a video interview of the artists interacting with their workspace offers a wealth of exploration and investigation opportunities to the users. The ontology implements the CIDOC-Conceptual Reference Model and Art & Architecture Thesaurus structured vocabulary created by the Getty Research Institute to assure a semantic documentation framework for the thorough analysis of artists’ studios and the long-term preservation of these rich art resources.
The above methodology was implemented at Lemba Pottery, a studio in Cyprus where the artists build on their knowledge of medieval earthenware techniques to create functional pottery and sculptures. The documentation of the studio identified connections between the potter and his studio, showing how the spatial setting of Lemba Pottery is a key locus of creativity and work and thus an integral part of the artistic process.
