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The chair and the performative practice in contemporary church settings. : A study of seating in rooms of worship in the Church of Sweden.

Wahlöö, Anna LU and Hällström, Jenny (2019) 18th NordCode Seminar - Designing the Performance, Managing the Stage
Abstract
Seating of churches is crucial to how the building is used, experienced and structured. The liturgical practice and contemporary use of seating of chairs play a fundamental part for the participatory performance on a liturgical stage. The long tradition of close interaction between church and nation, society and Contemporary material culture, plays part in shaping the design process of the physical space. The paper explores the role of the chair and its performative practice within rooms of worship in the Church of Sweden presenting the
recent remodeled and refurbished Fredrikskyrkan, a baroque church in Karlskrona by the honored architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, as an illustrative example. How does the design process relate to... (More)
Seating of churches is crucial to how the building is used, experienced and structured. The liturgical practice and contemporary use of seating of chairs play a fundamental part for the participatory performance on a liturgical stage. The long tradition of close interaction between church and nation, society and Contemporary material culture, plays part in shaping the design process of the physical space. The paper explores the role of the chair and its performative practice within rooms of worship in the Church of Sweden presenting the
recent remodeled and refurbished Fredrikskyrkan, a baroque church in Karlskrona by the honored architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, as an illustrative example. How does the design process relate to spatiality and movement in rooms of worship? The study address the chair specifically designed for Fredrikskyrkan having played a leading role in the process of change in the new scenography of the room.

The research shows that chairs can have a central role before, during and after processes of change in rooms of worship. They can also be seen as expression of democracy and changed theological hierarchy. It is of interest to explore sacred cultural historical interiors as an example of public space as they have a long history and have continuously been changed and adapted throughout the years. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Seating of churches is crucial to how the building is used, experienced and structured. The liturgical practice and contemporary use of seating of chairs play a fundamental part for the participatory performance on a liturgical stage. The long tradition of close interaction between church and nation, society and contemporary material culture, plays part in shaping the design process of the physical space. The paper explores the role of the chair and its performative practice within rooms of worship in the Church of Sweden presenting the
recent remodeled and refurbished Fredrikskyrkan, a baroque church in Karlskrona by the honored architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, as an illustrative example. How does the design process relate to... (More)
Seating of churches is crucial to how the building is used, experienced and structured. The liturgical practice and contemporary use of seating of chairs play a fundamental part for the participatory performance on a liturgical stage. The long tradition of close interaction between church and nation, society and contemporary material culture, plays part in shaping the design process of the physical space. The paper explores the role of the chair and its performative practice within rooms of worship in the Church of Sweden presenting the
recent remodeled and refurbished Fredrikskyrkan, a baroque church in Karlskrona by the honored architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, as an illustrative example. How does the design process relate to spatiality
and movement in rooms of worship? The study address the chair specifically designed for Fredrikskyrkan having played a leading role in the process of change in the new scenography of the room.

The research shows that chairs can have a central role before, during and after processes of change in rooms of worship. They can also be seen as expression of democracy and changed theological hierarchy. It is of interest to explore sacred cultural historical interiors as an example of public space as they have a long history and have continuously been changed and adapted throughout the years. (Less)
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design, arkitektur, material culture, teologi, design, architecture, material culture, Theology, Furniture design, Furniture
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18th NordCode Seminar - Designing the Performance, Managing the Stage
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Espoo, Finland
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2019-11-27 - 2019-11-29
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English
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