NARATYVUMAS VISUOMENINIO MAITINIMO ĮSTAIGŲ INTERJERUOSE LIETUVOJE 1959–1990 M. / NARRATIVITY IN LITHUANIAN EATERY INTERIORS OF 1959–1990

Abstract

Interior narrativity is a little explored topic. Narrative in interior architecture is a certain form of conceptualism. One of the forms of narrative content manifests itself with the idea as a reflection of a broader sociopolitical and sociocultural field, which reveals itself through the narrative-specific structure. This particular tendency of narrativity is noticeable in Lithuanian eatery interiors of 1959–1990. In discussing one of the most complex and multi-layered historical periods in Lithuania, the aspect of narrativity gives an opportunity to deepen the knowledge about this phenomenon and to review the influence of the sociopolitical field of the period on the architectural expression of interiors. The aim of this article is to reveal how the narrative is developed and conveyed and in what ways narrativity is typical to Lithuanian eatery interiors of 1959–1990. Therefore, the concept of narrativity is defined, the peculiarities of the interiors of the period and the factors determining their narrativity are highlighted, the main types of expression of narrativity in Lithuanian eatery interiors of 1959–1990 are formed and their variation is discussed.