Landscape as Experience: An Integration of Senses and Soul
Barbara M Cheshire
eTropic electronic journal of studies in the tropics August 2, 2016 DOI: 10.25120/etropic.12.2.2013.3331 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Viewers of an art exhibition presenting a Christian experiential visual representation of North Queensland |
| Key findings | The analysis found evidence suggesting that a spiritual essence of place, described as seeing place from inside and out, could be communicated and experienced by viewers of the exhibition. The author proposes that a cohesive physical representation from a structured visual art system can develop a Christian experiential visual language communicating sensorial and transcendental experience of place. |
Abstract
The extent to which experiential and spiritual perceptions of the senses - in response to an event or place - can be transformed into visual art as a vehicle of communication, is yet to be understood. This paper, therefore, examines if a cohesive physical representation from a structured, visual art system is capable of developing a Christian experiential visual language that communicates a sensorial and transcendental experience of place; in this case North Queensland. Commentary on the physical representation subsequently tests if a holistic integration of one human’s sensorial response to place and an internal experience of Christian spirituality in that place can be communicated to the viewer through an art exhibition. The analysis found evidence to suggest that a spiritual essence of place - seeing place from inside and out - could be communicated and experienced by viewers of the exhibition.