Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): Αποτυπώσεις - Ανασχεδιασμοί
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Making/Re‐making: representational devices of creation

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  • Eleni Vlachonasiou
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Published 2025-10-15

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  • πράττειν,
  • ανακατασκευή,
  • αναπαράσταση,
  • εργαλεία,
  • τεχνικές,
  • δημιουργικότητα
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Eleni Vlachonasiou. (2025). Making/Re‐making: representational devices of creation. CHORO-grafies, 9(1), 010-017. https://doi.org/10.5281/he927x30

Abstract

This paper attempts an evaluation of the colloquium titled “Making/Re‐making” which initiated a discussion that looked for cross sections and common fields across various forms of art and engineering. The concept of “making” is embedded in the approach to any form of creativity, ranging from architectural design to artistic composition, construction and crafting, focusing on instances of re‐creation, re‐design and re‐construction, viewing them as agents for the reflection on space. The colloquium aimed to highlight different approaches to “re‐making” that draw a mosaic of spatial intentions and scientific understandings forming a common field for engineers and artists. From this point of view “making” is transformed from an agent of realization to a generative tool that activates new narratives, highlights collectiveness, recalls memories and produces unexpected connotations and spatial experiences.

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