Assemblage

For my thesis, I will use Assemblage as a term that refers to the arranging of physical objects, textiles, clothing, etc., where each item carries its own meaning and the collection of items evokes narrative meaning as a whole. Furthermore, Assemblages can also refer to a collection of concepts that may not entirely be physical, such as ideas, roles, expectations, and so on. For example, one can look at Positionality and Object Narrative as kinds of Assemblages. So if Object Narrative focuses on a single object’s meaning, Assemblage focuses on the meaning from the dynamic relationships of multiple elements. Assemblages are lively and ever changing networks of physical and conceptual meaning.

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