A Material World - '(Im)material Devotions: Light and lighting devices in devotional practice'
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- Lecture
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- ONLINE
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- warburg@sas.ac.uk 020 7862 8910
Dr Tom Nickson, Courtauld Institute: '(Im)material Devotions: Light and lighting devices in devotional practice'
Tom Nickson examines the role of candles, lamps and natural light in shaping devotional spaces and experiences. Drawing on written, visual and archaeological evidence, he will consider the role of different lighting devices in a range of spaces, from mosques to royal chapels and parish churches, showing how light and lighting were central to experiences of material and devotional cultures at all levels of society.
This event is part of the A Material World: Devotion events series, which brings together academics and heritage professionals from a wide range of disciplines to discuss issues concerning historical devotional materials, their conservation, presentation, display, and reconstruction.
Organisers: Rembrandt Duits (Acting Curator, The Photographic Collection, The Warburg Institute) and Louisa McKenzie (PhD student, The Warburg Institute).
All sessions during 2020-2021 will be delivered online.
FREE VIA ZOOM
Photo: © Gordon Plumb
