Dear Martin, and dear all, I'm sorry I couldn't attend the meeting, and I'm therefore not aware of the discussions that underlie this scope note. I think that the idea of declaring a specific class for the process of conveying information in a sensory form (for this is how I understand this new class) is extremely useful and interesting, so much so that I think it shouldn't be confined to LRMoo alone, but should be uplifted into CIDOC CRM, with additional examples taken from the universe of discourse of CIDOC CRM (such as a sculptor making a sculpture, an art student painting a copy of Mona Lisa, the Greek runner notifying Athenian citizens that their soldiers have won the Marathon battle, etc. -- perhaps even Martin or Steve giving a CIDOC CRM tutorial?). In the proposed scope note, which is overall fine with me, I simply have some doubts about the clause "intended for being received in this completeness by some audience"; while I agree that this is generally the case, there are also many counter-examples: rehearsals are instances of Externalization Event, although the intention is only indirect here (performers rehearse in order to improve what the audience will receive in a later event); a teenager writing a diary may not want any audience to read the externalized Expression, and it is unclear whether Franz Kafka or Emily Dickison were OK with the idea of having their externalized Expressions reach an audience, as they requested that all their manuscripts be destroyed after their death; and I'm also thinking of Mediaeval and Eastern performances which are only intended to be seen by God or the gods (unless we regard God or the gods as a valid instance of audience). However, it is possible to solve the issue by saying that the instances of E39 Actor who externalize such Expressions are themselves their own audience, possibly the only audience for which those complete Expressions are intended. As for the label for the new property, rather than "has memorization", I would think of something like "Rxx is witnessed in / is a witness of" (in the sense of codicology and textual criticism: manuscripts are called "witnesses" of a text tradition). The resulting Expression is but a "witness" of what happened during the Externalization Event. At any rate, congratulations for this significant addition to the model, no matter whether it is LRMoo or CIDOC CRM! Best wishes, Patrick
De : "Martin Doerr" <[email protected]> A : "crm-sig" <[email protected]> Date : 12/05/2019 21:38 Objet : [Crm-sig] Homework: New class Externalization for LRMoo Envoyé par : "Crm-sig" <[email protected]> Dear All, Here the scope note for the new class "Externalization Event" proposed in the last meeting. This unifies the expression creation with the performances on a higher level. The idea being, that the "true" expression is always the activity, often being accidental what is recorded and in which way. The manuscript writing can be seen as a lone performance, with a patient paper under the hand holding the pen;-). Fxx Externalization Event Subclass of: E7 Activity Superclass of: F28 Expression Creation (may be superclass of E65 Creation!) F31 Performance Scope note: This class comprises activities of producing signs or sensory impressions as an organized, coherent and complete whole,intended for being received in this completeness by some audience, either directly via their senses or via persistent media at any later time. It comprises in particular novel expressions of thought, art in all forms, including rendering existing expressions, such as musical scores, theater plays or texts, in an individual way in performing arts or by graphic design. Examples: The creation of the original manuscript score of ‘Uwertura tragiczna’ by Andrzej Panufnik in 1942 in Warsaw (F28) The reconstruction from memory of the manuscript score of ‘Uwertura tragiczna’ by Andrzej Panufnik in 1945 after the original score was destroyed during the war (F28) Performing the ballet entitled ‘Rite of spring’, as choreographed by Pina Bausch, in Avignon, at the Popes’ Palace, on July 7, 1995 [individual performance] (F31) Performing the operatic work entitled ‘Dido and Aeneas’, as directed by Edward Gordon Craig and conducted by Martin Shaw, in London, Hampstead Conservatoire, on May 17, 18, and 19, 1900 [run of performances] (F31) Properties: R19 created a realisation of (was realised through): F1 Work The property R19 goes up from F28 to new class. We need a more general property from the Externalization Event to the persistent expressions it produced or contributed to, be it a manuscript, a recording, a painting of a theater scene. This property should generalize over R17 created (was created by): F2 Expression. I could think of "Rxx has memorization in: F2 Expression". The point is, that the persistent Expression could be a product directly of the "externalizers" or by the a member of the audience. If an author dictates a text to a scribe, or Platon reporting Sokrates, there is not much difference to someone taking video from a theater performance. This means, that the range of "Rxx has memorization in: F2 Expression" may or may not be product of another expression creation. It will however always require presence of the secondary creators in the primary externalization (or of a robot recording device). Looking forward to your comments! Martin -- ------------------------------------ Dr. Martin Doerr Honorary Head of the Center for Cultural Informatics Information Systems Laboratory Institute of Computer Science Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) N.Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR70013 Heraklion,Crete,Greece Vox:+30(2810)391625 Email: [email protected] Web-site: http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl _______________________________________________ Crm-sig mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ics.forth.gr/mailman/listinfo/crm-sig Expositions Manuscrits de l’extrême – jusqu'au 7 juillet 2019 | François-Mitterrand et Le Monde en sphères – jusqu'au 21 juillet 2019 | François-Mitterrand Avant d'imprimer, pensez à l'environnement.
