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vr.tr.statue · thing-q179700

Let an agent handle statues by subject, maker, material, location, meaning and heritage, including contested monuments, neutrally.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Which statue.

Subject

Who or what.

Subject

Subject.

  1. Who or what does the statue depict? provenance
  2. Who made it, and when? provenance

Material

Stone, bronze.

Material

Material.

  1. What is it made of? definition
  2. How large is it? measurement
Meaning Significance.

Significance

Why erected.

Significance

Significance.

  1. Why was it erected, and what does it commemorate? provenance
  2. What does it mean to communities today? provenance

Contested

Debates.

Contested

Contested monuments.

  1. Is the statue contested, and what are the positions? boundary
  2. Are views attributed neutrally? boundary
Heritage Protection.

Status

Listing.

Status

Heritage status.

  1. Is it protected? provenance
  2. Who owns it? provenance

Conservation

Care.

Conservation

Conservation.

  1. What condition is it in? boundary
  2. Who conserves it? provenance
Visiting Seeing it.

Location

Where.

Location

Location.

  1. Where can it be seen? provenance
  2. Is it accessible? boundary

Religious

Sacred images.

Religious

Sacred images.

  1. Is it a sacred image requiring respectful behaviour? boundary
  2. Is photography allowed? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
Karumadikkuttan, bench with statue, totem pole, atlas, fountain statue, Jangseung, canephora, column with statue, Persian, Atlantean figures, statue menhir, colossal statue

What it is Filled

A three-dimensional sculpture representing a person, animal, deity or idea, carved, cast or modelled in stone, metal, wood or other materials, such as public monuments, religious images, totem poles and guardian posts.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle statues by subject, maker, material, location, meaning and heritage, including contested monuments, neutrally.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Freestanding figure
  • Many materials
  • Public or religious
  • Meaning can be contested

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Damage or deface a statue, or remove it without lawful authorization.
  • Help trade a statue without lawful provenance.
  • Mock a religious image that a community venerates.
  • Climb or touch a fragile statue against its custodian's rules.

Only with a human decision

  • Moving, restoring or removing a public statue requires human involvement.

May

  • Describe a statue's subject, maker, date and location from records.
  • Report its condition and heritage status.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Statues of contested figures can wound communities; their fate deserves public deliberation.
  • Religious images are sacred to those who venerate them.

Who is affected

  • Communities that venerate or contest it
  • Custodians
  • The public

Owners Filled

Steward

The owner or custodian, often a public authority, museum or religious community.

Master systems

  • Heritage and monument registers
  • Museum collection catalogues

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q29527347 - registry parent class
  • Q8205328 - registry parent class
  • Q860861 - registry parent class

related

  • sculpture - category
  • person, deity, animal - subject
  • cultural heritage - status
  • monument - broader

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.statue
  • Wikidata: Q179700 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179700)
  • public art register id: register-specific monuments

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Subject, pose and attributes
  • Inscriptions and plaques
  • Traditional forms such as totem poles or jangseung
  • Figures in the round, life-size or monumental, on plinths or in buildings.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • identify subject and maker
  • research history and meaning
  • conserve statues
  • follow debates on contested monuments

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Vandalism and theft of metal statues
  • Structural failure
  • One-sided framing of contested monuments

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Heritage protection law
  • Public art commissioning rules
  • Cultural property law

Context of use required Filled

  • Commemoration, worship, art and civic identity.
  • public monuments
  • religious statues
  • funerary statues
  • totem poles and guardian posts
  • garden and fountain statues

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q179700: statue - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Statue - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should statue types be separate entries?
  • How should public art registers be linked?
  • How should contested monuments be represented?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q179700/spec.json