Derelict architecture: Aesthetics of an unaesthetic space

• Authors: Nieszczerzewska Małgorzata
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The main focus of this article is the question of the aesthetics of an unaesthetic ruined space. The author also pays particular attention to the ambivalence that exists in contemporary derelict architecture, referred to as ‘modern ruins’, and tries to show that such locations can be viewed as an ‘in‑between’ space.

Keywords

EN

derelict architecture; ruinophilia; formativity; work of art; time; temporality

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. KEN w Krakowie, Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii
• Journal: ARGUMENT: Biannual Philosophical Journal
• Year: 2015
• Volume: Tom: 5
• Issue: Numer: 2
• Pages: 387-397

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Nieszczerzewska Małgorzata

• Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Institute of Cultural Studies

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