Photograms and screens. Images through the lens of words and words through the lens of images
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2019.v0i18.5531Keywords:
Photogram, Display, Imprint, Self-referenceAbstract
In response to the de-materialisation of photography and to the creation of images via algorithms not necessarily printed to be seen, last years have witnessed the emergence of a number of critical artworks seeking to recover a material nature and invoking the physical appearance of objects. This article aims to address some artworks in this line which are self-referenced as they allude either to their own origin, functioning and cultural meaning, either to their similarities to or differences with verbal communication. This article focuses on items made using the photogram technique as well as on some pieces made for on-screen display through which the intangible image becomes visible. Whether the etymological origin of the word “photography” could be recalled in artworks subverting the hybridization brought by the digital era, it would be to think about the written word that appears through the lens of photography. This will guide the comparative analysis between text and image, their correlation, the impossible translation of one into another and tensions between semantical contents and words materialised as images.
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