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SANDRA JØRGENSEN PHILIPSEN
Master's Student (Art History), BA (Classical Archaeology)

Credit: Wikimedia

'Den hvide race' set igennem hvidt marmor

Studiet af hvidt marmor er blevet udførligt undersøgt i det forgangne århundrede, men Apollo Belvedere og hvid marmors rolle, samt hvordan det har repræsenteret den hvide race, er stadig et emne, der kræver yderligere forskning. 

 

Dette studie udforsker Apollo Belvedere og hvid marmors rolle i udformningen af den ideelle skulpturform mellem 1750 og 1850, med særligt fokus på Johann J. Winckelmanns teorier og modtagelsen i Gliddon og Notts racestudier fra 1850'erne. Ved at undersøge de praktiske fællesskaber i denne periode undersøger forskningen, hvordan hvid marmor fungerede både som et materiale og et medie for samtidens idéer om æstetik og race. Med udgangspunkt i Tim Ingolds teori om materialitet dykker analysen ned i marmorets dobbelte rolle som en vidt cirkuleret fysisk sten og som et medie og koncept, hvorigennem et kolonialt og eurocentrisk verdenssyn blev indlejret.

 

Gennem udvalgte casestudier udforsker dette studie, hvordan marmor, både som materiale og som en ideologisk konstruktion, bidrog til tidens kulturelle og racemæssige fortællinger. Denne undersøgelse understreger således vigtigheden af at kontekstualisere den materielle kultur i en teoretisk ramme for at forstå de underliggende adfærdsmønstre, som er indlejret i det bredere samfund.

English title: 'The white race' through white marble

​The study of white marble has been extensively explored in the past century, however, the role of the Apollo Belvedere and white marble and how it has represented the white race is still a subject that needs to be studied. This research explores the role of the Apollo Belvedere and white marble in shaping the development of the ideal sculpture form between 1750 and 1850, with a focus on Johann J. Winckelmann's theories and their reception in Gliddon and Nott’s racial studies from the 1850s. By examining the practical communities of this period, the research investigates how white marble functioned as both a material and a medium for contemporary ideas of aesthetics and race. Drawing on Tim Ingold's materiality theory, the analysis delves into marble’s dual role as a widely circulated physical stone and as a medium and concept through which a colonial and Eurocentric worldview was embedded. Through selected case studies, this research explores how marble, as a material and ideological construct, contributed to the cultural and racial narratives of time. Thus, this study underlines the importance of contextualising the material culture in a theoretical framework in order to comprehend the underlying behavioural structures embedded in the wider society.

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November 27 2024

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