How Does an Object Become Valuable?
In short: The film explores how an object's value is constructed through cultural context, physical condition, provenance, and the emotional connections of the collector.
A 2:11 short film in the series “The Collector's Mind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Berkeley Economic Review (Student Organization, UC Berkeley), “Economics of Collectibles: Fighting the Assimilation of Desire”; UNESCO, “About 1970 Convention”; UNESCO World Heritage Centre, “1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property - Questions and Answers - UNESCO World Heritage Centre”; SellMyStamps, “Stamp Auction Results & Realised Prices Archive | SellMyStamps”; University of Cambridge, “Provenance in History, Theory and Practice | Research & Collections Programme”; Springer, “Cultural Heritage Objects and Their Contexts”.
Sources used in this film
- Berkeley Economic Review (Student Organization, UC Berkeley) — Economics of Collectibles: Fighting the Assimilation of Desire · View →
- UNESCO — About 1970 Convention · View →
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre — 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property - Questions and Answers - UNESCO World Heritage Centre · View →
- SellMyStamps — Stamp Auction Results & Realised Prices Archive | SellMyStamps · View →
- University of Cambridge — Provenance in History, Theory and Practice | Research & Collections Programme · View →
- Springer — Cultural Heritage Objects and Their Contexts · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Berkeley Economic Review: Economics of Collectibles: Fighting the Assimilation of Desire
- Also: UNESCO: About 1970 Convention
- Also: UNESCO World Heritage Centre: 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property - Questions and Answers - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- Also: SellMyStamps: Stamp Auction Results & Realised Prices Archive | SellMyStamps
- Also: University of Cambridge: Provenance in History, Theory and Practice | Research & Collections Programme
- Also: Springer: Cultural Heritage Objects and Their Contexts
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