Speculative Architecture VI
AWAY TO SEE
Danyan Blazek
The Viking culture didn’t write their history but spoke it, leaving the written text to their enemies; the Saxons, Franks and Scots, giving them the reputation of being a violent and greedy people. Only nearing the end of the Viking age did a few of the Norfolk write texts of their own, the Icelandic Sagas, telling of their culture and history.
The books had no effect on their reputation, but once the Norsemen began to tell people of their old songs and practices, teaching their cooking and crafts, a greater impression of their culture was made when compared to the book, which could only talk of a cold and stale history.
Comparing the two creates a duality, the moving and the still, the loud and the quiet, the living and the dead, and the choice of method creates a divide. From interaction and immersion, to lists, names and locations, the past and history itself create a more clear image of the world, be it from the view of those who were part of the history to those of whom record it for safety.
With such power and difference, it makes sense as to why many museums and history lessons choose one method or another, but why not intermingle them? Why not use both methods when teaching, when reminding people of ancestors and times we once thought lost? This is where we come in, finding Away to See.
Feel the age, see time play out in front of you, and connect with an old culture we saw one side of for so long. Become the history we seek out, so we may answer questions we never had answers to or never asked.
Speculative Architecture VI
AWAY TO SEE
Danyan Blazek
The Viking culture didn’t write their history but spoke it, leaving the written text to their enemies; the Saxons, Franks and Scots, giving them the reputation of being a violent and greedy people. Only nearing the end of the Viking age did a few of the Norfolk write texts of their own, the Icelandic Sagas, telling of their culture and history.
The books had no effect on their reputation, but once the Norsemen began to tell people of their old songs and practices, teaching their cooking and crafts, a greater impression of their culture was made when compared to the book, which could only talk of a cold and stale history.
Comparing the two creates a duality, the moving and the still, the loud and the quiet, the living and the dead, and the choice of method creates a divide. From interaction and immersion, to lists, names and locations, the past and history itself create a more clear image of the world, be it from the view of those who were part of the history to those of whom record it for safety.
With such power and difference, it makes sense as to why many museums and history lessons choose one method or another, but why not intermingle them? Why not use both methods when teaching, when reminding people of ancestors and times we once thought lost? This is where we come in, finding Away to See.
Feel the age, see time play out in front of you, and connect with an old culture we saw one side of for so long. Become the history we seek out, so we may answer questions we never had answers to or never asked.