The rite, time and living space: history of a pandemic interval

Raffalella Maddaluno, Maria João Pereira Neto

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Abstract

Living is a verb that takes shape in space. It is, moreover, contrary to what is thought, an experience linked to movement. This movement is made up of gestures, through which the dialectic between the “inside” and the “outside” is always staged. The mechanics of the ritual of living space passes through a path that goes from a relationship with the other that defines exteriority to a relationship with oneself that corresponds to the interior. The threshold definition was abruptly questioned with the pandemic interval. The rituality that defined spaces, the ergonomics of movement, the difference between public and private, have been radically diluted in an amalgam that forces us to review the concept of living inside a house but also “living ourselves”. The purpose of this paper is to analyze some of the consequences of the pandemic on the spatial and relational dynamics of living, on the concept of interior and exterior, on the idea of time and duration associated with living spaces.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, July 25-29, 2021, USA
EditorsJay Kalra, Nancy J. Lightner, Redha Taiar
PublisherSpringer
Pages531-538
Number of pages8
Volume263
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-80744-3
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-80743-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventInternational Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics - , United States
Duration: 25 Jul 202129 Jul 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume263

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
Period25/07/2129/07/21

Keywords

  • Living space
  • Rite
  • Innen und ausser - time

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