(IN)TANGIBLE HERITAGE(S)
Abstract
This paper addresses a concept of the rehabilitation of sacred places with the use of media technology, particularly contemplating those interventions which may have a distinct impact on sacred places. The concept focuses on the rehabilitation of those places that, in some way, are expected to gain new dynamics after a media intervention. This is obtained by means of the exploration of the aesthetic aspect of art as an object of contemplation and the measurement of sensory impact of the intervention on the human being. Manifestly, the impact that the use of media in architecture may have on current urban societies is still under-explored, and requires further definition and implementation. As such, this work is a consideration on the subject of rehabilitating of places of contemplation using new media technology.
Jorge Duarte Sá was born in Santarém in 1968, is Architect, PhD in Visual Arts, Art, Science and Technology (Évora University) and Master in Media Art Technologies (Lusófona University), he teaches in Évora University, Architecture Department. He is member of CIDEHUS- Interdisciplinar Center of History,Cultures and Societies, Évora. Accomplishes since 1989 include several films and media works already rewarded in several film festivals.