I have just learned that people are working on a reconstruction of the Parthenon in Greece. I have also seen reconstructions of Roman marble sculptures to be on display in museums. I know that reconstructions help people understand history by giving them a realistic image of what once existed, but I think this is wrong. I would much rather see the original sculpture no matter how ruined it has become. I think objects should remain in their original context, and that people themselves must go to them in order to view them. Why do we need to reconstruct things? I think it takes away a vital element of what the sculpture is...we can no longer see what it has become. Because of reconstruction, buildings and sculpture are always new, clean, and perfect. What if we wanted to know what they REALLY looked like? Why can`t we just have a computer simulated reconstruction instead of actually manipulating the artifact itself? I do not like the idea of changing the way things really are, because then they are no longer accurate. I think reconstruction is counter-intuitive. Do you agree with me?
Reconstruction of buildings and sculpture?
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