Lebenswelt. Aesthetics and Philosophy of Experience

Date: 2026.10.21
The latest special issue of the online academic journal Lebenswelt. Aesthetics and Philosophy of Experience, titled Atmospheres of Intimacy and Immensity, was published by the University of Milan in early October.

Co-edited by Aurosa Alison and Head of the MOME Doctoral School’s DLA programme Bálint Veres, the issue addresses the concept of atmosphere from a range of perspectives, including philosophy, fine art, architecture, film, studio craft, and urban studies and features a selection of papers from the international Atmospheres and Architectonics conference held at MOME in February 2025.   

  

It also includes several articles by MOME researchers such as a joint paper by Attila Horányi and Abigél Sógor exploring the interplay between sensory and linguistic dimensions in the atmospheric experience of art through the work of Júlia Néma and Edmund de Waal; a conversation between Nóra Barna and artist Ernesto Neto about the multisensory nature of atmospheric experiences created through art; and Multisensory atmospheres: A workshop-based pedagogical approach for urban public space – Case study: Parc De Les Aigües, a Barcelona case study by Valentina Fesenko, Krisztina Somogyi, and Árpád Szabó, examining the educational implications of of multisensory atmospheric experiences.     

  

☞ The full issue is available free of charge here!

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