A cinematographic fence and ornamental oars: experiencing the sublime in structures of urban public space

A cinematographic fence and ornamental oars: experiencing the sublime in structures of urban public space

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I approach the theme of the sublime experience in Glossy Coffee Table public urban space from the point of view of a visual artist and from one of a person walking through the city.In this essay a concrete sublime experience in public urban space is analysed through an experimental artistic intervention.In this way knowledge is gathered about the relationship between public urban space and its users.

I engage in a dialogue with the ancient understanding of the sublime as an effect of elevated, performed language.Features of this rhetoric are adapted on to the visual Hoodies/Fleece appearance of public urban space in order to reveal situations that evoke sublime experiences.