Littlefield, D. 2023. Plural Authenticities: How Can Digital Representation Enhance, Extend and Even Rival the Original Object? in: Griffin, H. (ed.) (In)tangible Heritage(s): a conference on design, culture and technology - past, present and future Architecture, Media, Politics, Society (AMPS) Proceedings Journal Series. pp. 88-99
| Chapter title | Plural Authenticities: How Can Digital Representation Enhance, Extend and Even Rival the Original Object? |
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| Authors | Littlefield, D. |
| Editors | Griffin, H. |
| Abstract | The nature of authenticity is being tested. Variously described as a “will-o-the-wisp”, or “magical”, while being simultaneously associated with the concept of original, authenticity is increasingly under pressure from the ease with which historic objects and surfaces can be replicated. Further, authenticity may be considered not a fixed property of a heritage artefact, but an emergent and distributed one; the phenomenon of authenticity arises from the network of the relationships between people, places, things and their representation. Importantly, if the replica is considered a form of representation (which should not be controversial), it is therefore an important element within the system in which authenticity emerges. |
| Keywords | Authenticity |
| heritage | |
| voice | |
| replica | |
| original | |
| Book title | (In)tangible Heritage(s): a conference on design, culture and technology - past, present and future |
| Page range | 88-99 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Architecture, Media, Politics, Society (AMPS) Proceedings Journal Series |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 01 Jun 2023 |
| Series | 29.1 |
| ISSN | 2398-9467 |
| Web address (URL) | https://amps-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Amps-Proceedings-Series_29.1.pdf |