Time, Memory, Place and Land: Social Meaning and Heritage Conservation in Australia
Dr Annie Clarke (University of Sydney) & Ms Chris Johnston (Context Pty Ltd)
One of the challenges facing heritage conservation practice in Australia is how to deal with the forms of social meaning that different community groups, families and individuals attribute to places and landscapes through their lived experiences, memories and associations. Presented at the Scientific Symposium, ICOMOS 14th General Assembly, Zimbabwe, this paper explores the issues of time, memory, experience and connections to place and landscape from the authors experience in working in Indigenous, colonial and migrant heritage across Australia.