Inadvertent images : a history of photographic apparitions /
As an artistic medium, photography is uniquely subject to accidents, or disruptions, that can occur in the making of an artwork. Though rarely considered seriously, those accidents can offer fascinating insights about the nature of the medium and how it works. Peter Geimer explores all kinds of phot...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the German. |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | As an artistic medium, photography is uniquely subject to accidents, or disruptions, that can occur in the making of an artwork. Though rarely considered seriously, those accidents can offer fascinating insights about the nature of the medium and how it works. Peter Geimer explores all kinds of photographic irritation from throughout the history of the medium, as well as accidental images that occur through photo-like means, such as the image of Christ on the Shroud of Turin, brought into high resolution through photography. Geimer's investigations complement the history of photographic images by cataloging a corresponding history of their symptoms, their precarious visibility and the disruptions threatened by image noise. Interwoven with the familiar history of photography is a secret history of photographic artifacts, spots and hazes that historians have typically dismissed as 'spurious phenomena,' 'parasites' or 'enemies of the photographer.' With such photographs, it is virtually impossible to tell where a 'picture' has been disrupted, where the representation ends and the image noise begins. |
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| Physical Description: | 234 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226471877 022647187X |