Paper short abstract:

Circulation on the Re:Heritage market involves things of a variety of age or original functions. On the market concepts like second hand, retro, shabby chic and vintage are used. The contemporary use, valor of meanings and social and economic practices related to the concepts is the subject for the paper.

Paper long abstract:

Circulation on the Re:Heritage market that is in focus for the panel, operates as a generative force that involves things of different kinds, of a variety of age or original functions, and of varying spatial scales, ranging from tiny objects to entire buildings and areas. In the different revaluation processes concepts like second hand, retro, shabby chic, vintage, antique or semi antique are frequently used when talking about the objects on the market. Other concepts used are connecting to DIY and processes of reshaping things, such as recycling, reusing, up-cycling and down-cycling. In this paper these concepts will be the starting point for a discussion on the contemporary use, valor of meanings and social and economic practices related to them. Objects moving from one context to another, for example from the flea market to the vintage boutique or the antique shop, are sometimes reshaped, altered and mended. As a consequence they can be inscribed as part of other concepts. How transformations of tradition, ’pastness’ and history takes place and how the concepts are part of these processes are questions asked in order to understand how value, quality, taste and price are constructed.