H2020Индивидуална стипендия2022–2024

Face Off · Face Off. Understanding Ancient Masks

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2022-09-01 → 2024-08-31
Финансиране от ЕС: 160 932 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF

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Накратко на български

Маските от железната епоха в Средиземноморието, като тези на финикийците, гърците и киприотите, разкриват как древните общества са използвали маскирането. Анализът им помага да разберем функциите на маските и как те влияят върху идентичността и емоциите на хората.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

Face Off. Understanding Ancient Masks

The Face Off research project explored masking phenomena in the Iron Age Mediterranean (c. 12th-2nd centuries BCE) to understand the roles of masks and disguised practices in ancient societies and to explain the diverse mask experiences in relation to the individual and collective need to cope with liminality. This goal was addressed by analysing the Phoenician/Punic corpus of masks and face-related imagery, comparing it to contemporary evidence of masked activities from Cyprus and Greece, and considering masking traditions from other regions and modern cultures to address gaps in the archaeological dataset. By adopting an integrated methodology that included 3D modelling, Face Expression Recognition, and Machine Learning, the Face Off project characterized the contexts in which masks were used and the variety of functions they served. It also identified different patterns among the types of superhuman beings portrayed and the emotional responses they may have elicited in the audience attending mask events, and provided a deeper understanding of the roles that age and gender may have played in masked activities. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened public interest and fueled competing discourses on facial masks, the various practices associated with their use, and the diverse sensory and identity experiences they can evoke for both the wearer and the audience. The Face Off project contributes to this debate, ultimately emphasizing the multifaceted and enduring importance of masks in human societies and experiences.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

“Face Off” is designed as an interdisciplinary project, whose main goal is the first comprehensive investigation and comparison of masking phenomena in the Iron Age Mediterranean (c. 12th-2nd centuries BC), aiming to explain why humans need masks and understand the connection between masks and ancient societies. Apart from focusing on the examination of the Aegean, Cypriot and Phoenician/Punic corpora of masks, this project will use scientific methods (i.e. 3D modelling, pXRF, Face Expression Recognition; Machine Learning) to investigate the transmission of mask models and the impact of ancient masks on the spectators, and to understand the age and gender of the characters represented in these faces, of the persons wearing the masks and of those attending the masked activities. A project on this chronological and geographical coverage and based on such multidisciplinary methodology is unprecedented. Investigating this complexity will provide insights into the role that masks played in some Iron Age communities across the Mediterranean basin. This project is designed to take place at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, which has the expertise, facilities and resources necessary to support such research. By viewing the ancient masks of the Iron Age Mediterranean through the lens of various disciplines and scientific methods, the proposed project entails a significant component of an exchange of knowledge, together with training through research. With its dissemination (seminar, publications) and public engagement activities (articles, lectures, exhibition), this project constitutes an innovative way of doing archaeology and intends to bring together different traditions within the European schools of Mediterranean archaeology.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA · BarcelonaКоординаторИспания