ABSTRACT This introductory article maps out the relationship between life writing and interiors. It examines the connections between interior spaces, interior matter and interior selves and foregrounds how interiorities are shaped across material and visual cultures. It takes as a springboard the work of life writing and auto/biography scholars who have expanded the limits of what is considered autobiographical practice and reoriented the field beyond the textual. Using Justine Varga’s photograph Maternal Line as a point from which to think about interiority and the representation of life, the article then outlines how the contributors to this special issue explore the thematic of interiors with a focus on the visual and material. The article highlights the importance of the background fabric of daily life for understandings of interior things, spaces and selves. It argues that addressing interior matter, spaces and selves requires noticing the many entanglements between them.

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室内设计：摄影、空间、自我

摘要 这篇介绍性文章描绘了生活写作与室内设计之间的关系。它考察了内部空间、内部物质和内部自我之间的联系，并展望了内部性如何在物质和视觉文化中形成。它以生活写作和自传/传记学者的工作为跳板，他们扩大了自传实践的界限，并将该领域重新定位到文本之外。使用 Justine Varga 的照片母系作为思考内在性和生活表现的一个点，文章随后概述了本特刊的撰稿人如何探索室内主题，重点是视觉和材料。文章强调了日常生活的背景结构对于理解内部事物的重要性，空间和自我。它认为，解决内部物质、空间和自我需要注意它们之间的许多纠缠。