Multi-layered Gestalt in Real-time Interaction

In his PhD proposal, now published as Seeing Sociological, Garfinkel [2006] formulated action in terms of a mutually constitutive structure—the Noesis-Noema Structures. This structure can be traced to Aaron Gurwitsch’s gestalt psychology and Law Good Gestalt which theorises how participants prioritise functional Gestalts over other possible meanings what is perceivable their surroundings. While Gurwitsch illustrated theory using images, this paper we revisit light the advances recording real-time interaction consider spatio-temporality interaction. We dimensions time space, postulate two analytical principles—the Principle Momentary Temporal Gestalt—for analysing multi-angle video segment monologue taken from training event. The analysis examines was embedded multi-layer projection structure, so that during monologue, trainer trainees seen achieving transition between one activity another while sustaining frame Through this, highlights multi-layered participants’ field perception constitutes experience social activity, explores “method” reconstruct such structured through re-coupling assemblages multimodal resources recoverable on video.