Abstract
ABSTRACTThis paper explores the use of film as a method to explore themes of change and loss which emerged during the recording of archaeological features at Orford Ness, UK. Owned by the National Trust, Orford Ness is an exposed shingle spit off the Suffolk coast recognised for its natural and cultural heritage. The research discussed in this paper engaged with a community archaeology project which has been recording features on the shingle spit as they are altered and erased by erosion and other coastal processes. The authors experimented with film as a method to investigate the work being undertaken by practitioners and volunteers in this dynamic landscape. We conclude that, within interdisciplinary heritage research, experimenting with film as a method facilitates the representation of embodied practices and exposes processes of meaning-making. We frame our discussion about the active production of meaning through an analysis of the way that film engaged with qualities articulated in the National Trust’s Spirit of Place statement for the site.
Highlights
This paper explores the use of film as a method to explore themes of change and loss which emerged during recording of archaeological features at Orford Ness, UK
We frame our discussion about the active production of meaning through an analysis of the way ee that film engaged with qualities articulated in the National Trust’s Spirit of Place statement for the site
One of the sites selected by Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeology ly Network (CITiZAN) for their recording work is Orford Ness, an exposed shingle spit off the Suffolk coast recognised for its natural and cultural heritage significance
Summary
This paper explores the use of film as a method to explore themes of change and loss which emerged during recording of archaeological features at Orford Ness, UK. Presented as a discussion of how researchers experimented with the use film as method, this paper focuses on the process of conducting and presenting the research, from initial encounters with Orford Ness and its heritage management in the field, through partnership with CITiZAN, and through discussion of how the practice of filmmaking facilitated a learning process that opened up new understandings of heritage-making in place.
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