Projects:Het gewicht van dingen / Le poids des choses / The weight of things

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Het gewicht van dingen / Le poids des choses / The weight of things

Christina Cochior

Collection: Werkplaats Immaterieel Erfgoed


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The weight of things brings forward the space of negotiation that lies behind the declaration of intangible heritage elements and which remains invisible to the inventory as represented by the database. By drawing a parallel between the human labour involved in the performative assemblage of an element and the formalist actants, such as the guidelines, or application forms, that influence the definition or valorisation of cultural heritage, this project draws attention to the history of the intangible heritage object as a narrative space between use and representation. The name of the project is inspired by the sorting weight setting, which is only accessible to content managers. It determines in which order the elements should be displayed. While a common feature of online sites, it is reflective of the subtle ways in which moderators imprint the public interaction with heritage and the material shape of intangible things.


Cristina Cochior is een onderzoekster en ontwerpster met interesse in automatiseringspraktijken, en manieren om met interfaces en peer-to-machine-kennisproductie te experimenteren. Haar praktijk bestaat uit onderzoek naar technische en bureaucratische kennisuitwisselingssystemen.