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Moștenirea ca șoaptă
Heritage as a Whisper

Author(s): Teodor Zaica
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Aesthetics, Sociology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Editura Nicodim Caligraful
Keywords: transmission; vegetal memory; “back to the future”; heritage and innovation; quiet response;

Summary/Abstract: The text proposes the concept of heritage as a whisper: a discreet form of transmission that lives on in fragile details and simple gestures. This dynamic, described as “vegetal memory” or a movement “back to the future,” rejects inert nostalgia and uses the resources of the past to nourish the future. It seeks a fruitful connection between tradition and innovation, in which every new form is a remake. Ultimately, art is viewed as a quiet response to the gift received, opening the way toward the concept of the exhibition The Stake and the Graft.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2026
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 352-353
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Romanian
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