Wood-Handicraft revisited. Old knowledge - ready for the future.
Abstract
Wood is also today one of the most important raw materials and materials. The processing of wood, however, has changed considerably - from farm or manual processing to ultra-modern industrial products. The knowledge about wood selection, storage, processing etc. has traditionally been passed on from generation to generation. Only in exceptional cases are there written records. Only in the 14th century did special crafts develop. But here, too, the oral tradition of knowledge prevailed. The existing publications often do not provide the necessary details to understand the progress of the work or to understand why a specific type of wood has been used for this purpose. The goal of the project is a complete documentation of selected woodworking techniques. This requires new concepts of rotation, which are developed jointly according to a strongly participatory approach of pupils and scientists. For example, end cameras, 360 ° video and VR content can be used to follow the work steps optimally. Each concept is discussed in advance with the artisans and the scientists (wood research, folklore, media technology). It has to be known before the film recordings, what the "key places" are and how to document them best. Crafted artisans will be able to imitate these techniques by means of the films. On the one hand, detailed video documentation is to be developed and, on the other hand, a modern dissemination is carried out in order to inspire people for the craft. These films must therefore be available online, be mobile and adaptable for young people. Only in this way is it possible to motivate young people for crafts in general and to enable low-threshold access. The students make an essential active contribution to the production and presentation.
wood handicraft documentation film intangible cultural property wood
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Project staff
Michael Grabner
Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Michael Grabner
michael.grabner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-89128
Project Leader
01.09.2017 - 31.10.2019
BOKU partners
External partners
St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
Rosa von Suess
partner