Ceci tuera cela: Cutting-out The Ontario Way

Killin, Allan (2008) Ceci tuera cela: Cutting-out The Ontario Way. In: 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’, 29 sept – 4 oct 2008, Quebec, Canada. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]

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If God is in the details, tangible detail can inform and inspire intangible feeling. But if the detail is alien, or simply not present, in its current mythologized, eroded, or repaired form, nor in its well-studied mechanical behavior and chemistry, how can it contribute to spirit of place? Victor Hugo’s argument “Ceci Tuera Cela”, this kills that, is witnessed in restoration practice. This paper acknowledges a cultural dualism and argues for wholeness through literacy and craftsmanship. A examination of GBCA’s recent experience – literally from the trenches and scaffold of masonry restoration – focuses on the culturally destructive capacity of restoration and repair projects and on hardlearned practical means to avoid loss and promote conservation of local traditional detail and feeling. A discussion of factors contributing to the disappearance of a common form of nineteenth century pointing, provides perspective on the larger restoration debate, using local examples before a line-up of the usual suspects, Notre Dames, Parthenons, Place Royale, The Toronto Dominion Centre, and the Vimy Monument.

Type:	Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier (Article)
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Killin, Allan NON SPECIFIÉ
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés libres:	restoration; restoration projects; theory of restoration; conservation; stone; masonry; ruins; spirit of place
Sujets:	C.ARCHITECTURE > 05. Techniques de construction E.CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 12. Techniques A. ASPECTS GENERAUX ET THEORIQUES > 12. Théorie de la restauration C.ARCHITECTURE > 04. Matériaux de construction
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée:	Ontario, Canada
Collections spéciales:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale:	2008, 16th
Déposé par:	Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt:	02 septembre 2010 17:26
Dernière modification:	13 janvier 2011 19:11
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/19

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