Conceptual Models for Intangible Art

A formal modeling proposal

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4000/mimesis.690

Abstract

Formal ontologies have been fruitfully employed to describe and document cultural heritage with the twofold goals of providing explicit and shared conceptual models of cultural heritage and of making documentation directly available to men and machines on the Web in a semantic, self-explanatory format. In this paper, we discuss the suitability of formal ontologies to describe the traits that characterize the case studies of the Invisibilia Project, ranging from the impermanent, ‘variable’ nature of installations and performances to the tight integration with the urban context typical of public art. In particular, we consider the suitability of the current standards for Invisibilia and we illustrate some extensions that are required to grasp the peculiar traits of the project corpus.

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Author Biographies

Antonio Lieto

Currently a post doc researcher (since May 2012) at Department of Computer Science, University of Torino and a research associate (since April 2014) at the ICAR-C.N.R. Institute in Palermo. He received a Ph.D. (dottorato di ricerca) in Communication Sciences at the University of Salerno (Ph.D. supervisor: Prof. Marcello Frixione) working in the area of Knowledge Representation, Formal Ontologies and Conceptual Modelling. His topics of interests are at the intersection of cognitive science and artificial intelligence. In June 2008 he was a visiting scholar (tutor: Prof. Tsvi Kuflik) at M.I.S. Departiment of the University of Haifa (Israel). In 2013 he launched the series of international workshops on «Artificial Intelligence and Cognition» (AIC).

Rossana Damiano

Researcher at the Computer Science Department of the University of Torino, where she teaches Digital Documentation at the School of Art and Media. Her research interests mainly focus on semantic models for cultural heritage and in the representation of affect in artificial intelligence. She has taken part in several applicative projects, ranging from social semantic environments for learning and dissemination (150 Digit and Labyrinth) to semantic annotation of drama (Cadmos) and character animation (Animatricks). Her research interests and results are documented by papers published in international conferences and journals. She is an active member of CIRMA (Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca sulla Multimedialità e l’Arte, University of Torino).

Vanessa Michielon

Holds a PhD in Cultural Heritage and a Bachelor and Master Degree in Media and Cinema Engineering (Polytechnic of Turin). As a research fellow at University of Turin, she investigated strategies for the documentation and communication of intangible contemporary art through online digital technologies. As a dancer, she has been working especially in the field of live digital performance and dance for the camera and is now member of Transitions Dance Company at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and in London, where she is enrolled in a MA in Dance Performance.

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Published

2014-12-20

How to Cite

Lieto, A., Damiano, R., & Michielon, V. (2014). Conceptual Models for Intangible Art: A formal modeling proposal. Mimesis Journal, 3(2), 70–78. https://doi.org/10.4000/mimesis.690

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Dossier Invisibilia