The aim of the paper is to describe, as an example of mediation between popular culture and industrial design, the case of a particular system of machines: those used in religious festivals of the Gigli in Barra and Nola, in Southern Italy. The Giglio is one of the four festival machines entered by UNESCO in 2013 in the intangible heritage of humanity list. It is a tower of wood, papier-mâché, nails and pins, 25m. high, that is carried on shoulder and "Ballad" with live music. The careful analysis of construction method of Giglio and the measured drawing of the structure, made it possible to understand the structural setting and construction mode for components. This mode represents a mediation between the concept of mass production and the single artefact, adhering to the formulation of a "standard dialect", as theorized in the early fifties of the last century.
Religious Festivals Machines as Transition from Popular Culture Towards Industrial Design: Construction and Interpretation of the Giglio of Barra and Nola in Southern Italy / Morone, Alfonso. - Putting Tradition into Practice: Heritage, Place and Design Proceedings of 5th INTBAU International Annual Event:Series: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , Vol. 3(2017), pp. 516-525. (Intervento presentato al convegno 5th INTBAU International Annual Meeting PUTTING TRADITION INTO PRACTICE Heritage, Place, Design tenutosi a POLITECNICO DI MILANO AULA CASTIGLIONI B1 Building - Via Candiani 72 Milano nel 5-6 July 2017).
Religious Festivals Machines as Transition from Popular Culture Towards Industrial Design: Construction and Interpretation of the Giglio of Barra and Nola in Southern Italy
MORONE, ALFONSO
2017
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The aim of the paper is to describe, as an example of mediation between popular culture and industrial design, the case of a particular system of machines: those used in religious festivals of the Gigli in Barra and Nola, in Southern Italy. The Giglio is one of the four festival machines entered by UNESCO in 2013 in the intangible heritage of humanity list. It is a tower of wood, papier-mâché, nails and pins, 25m. high, that is carried on shoulder and "Ballad" with live music. The careful analysis of construction method of Giglio and the measured drawing of the structure, made it possible to understand the structural setting and construction mode for components. This mode represents a mediation between the concept of mass production and the single artefact, adhering to the formulation of a "standard dialect", as theorized in the early fifties of the last century.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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