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98-416_AgencyOfDisplay The display of artefacts always implies an external mediation that
influences and often codifies the reception of the exhibits. Objects are manipulated
restored appropriated staged in short displayed through various representational strategies
that include pedestals labels and showcases. These elements that we could define as parerga
are often ignored because of their utilitarian function. Yet they play an important role in
the history of the artefacts and define the setting in which the objects can exert their
agency. They not only shape their meaning but also determine the effect that these artefacts
have on their viewers. Framing devices create the conditions for interactions between the
individual and the object to take place. This publication aims to explore the relation between
artefacts and viewers as they are manifested in framing devices and to develop a new
theoretical framework for thinking about the power of objects on display.
