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Title: The Materiality of marble : explorations in the artistic life of stone
Related: Thesis eleven, Vol. 103, Issue 1, (2010), p.65-77
DOI: 10.1177/0725513610381375
Publisher: Sage Publications
Date: 2010
FoR/RFCD Code(s): 160800 Sociology
Author/Creator: Leitch, Alison
Description: This article is inspired by theoretical developments within the social sciences that focus on the materiality of everyday objects and processes. Based on ethnographic research in the city of Carrara, in central Italy, the article discusses the experiences of both quarry workers and sculptors who work with marble. Through an exploration of one of the ‘qualisigns’ of marble — veining — the article draws attention to the material life of marble in the artistic imagination of sculptors and why materiality might matter in social analysis.
Description: 13 page(s)
Subject Keyword: 160800 Sociology
Subject Keyword: Carrara
Subject Keyword: marble
Subject Keyword: materiality
Subject Keyword: sculptors
Subject Keyword: sociology of the arts
Resource Type: journal article
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Sociology

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