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Abstract
Dams in the Swiss Alps are at once engineering marvels, dramatic man-made artefacts, crucial nodes in far-reaching infrastructural systems, and destructive interventions in alpine ecosystems. The essay explores the contradictory nature of dams in the Swiss Alps through the author’s photographs and the experience of the infrastructural sublime. By focusing on the coming together of rockface and cast concrete shell within the images, the dams appear as distinct naturecultures interwoven with the flows and forces of the alpine landscape. Using the sublime as a lens to describe the aesthetic experience, the essay proposes the possibility of gaining environmental consciousness and humility of the vast impact of dams, through the encounter of the infrastructural sublime.
| Translated title of the contribution | Det infrastrukturelt sublime: Det storslåede møde med dæmninger som katalysator for miljømæssig bevidsthed |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | Sophia Journal |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 192-203 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISSN | 2183-8976 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2024 |
Keywords
- Infrastructure
- Sublime aesthetics
- Photography
- Landscape
- Dams
Artistic research
- Yes, and have been peer reviewed following the Royal Danish Academy’s guidelines for Artistic Research
Research output
- 1 Conference abstract for conference
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The Infrastructural Sublime: uncovering political potential in the encounter of infrastructures
Rolfsted Mortensen, L., Sept 2023.Publications: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review