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Books by Ben Baruch Blich
Visual images convey information of all sorts. The book examines several trends in visual communi... more Visual images convey information of all sorts. The book examines several trends in visual communication.
Papers by Ben Baruch Blich
The pupose of the paper is to shed light on photographs taken by the Nazis in the concentration c... more The pupose of the paper is to shed light on photographs taken by the Nazis in the concentration camps and ghettos during ww2, and pose the quetion why the photopgraphs were taken for.
The city in films: between the actual and the metaphorical Blich en Baruch B
Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialis... more Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialist parties, such as "Haaretz Shelano" (annexed to Haaretz) or "Maariv Lanoar" (published by Maariv)both are private newspapers.
A short note on the epistemology of the photographic image It seems odd to justify at the beginni... more A short note on the epistemology of the photographic image It seems odd to justify at the beginning of the third millenium the act of taking pictures by a camera. After all the camera accompanies western civilization since mid 19 th century and took over as the major means of representing reality. And yet, even though we are not overwhelmed and shocked by the magic of the camera as did the pioneers of photography and of the cinema, among them were Antoine Claudet, Wordsworth Donisthorpe, Eadweard Muybridge, George Melies, the Lumiere brothers, and many others, who have skillfully constructed strange and extremely complicated machines, we are still up to these days amazed and fascinated by pictures produced by this technology.
The claim that architecture is designed for people is not extravagant, as they both occupy archit... more The claim that architecture is designed for people is not extravagant, as they both occupy architectural spaces and serve as the scale for their design. That is, the human being and body "consume" and, at the same time, delineate architecture. Vitruvius (1st century BC) is rightly believed to be the first theoretician who saw in the human body not only the means but also the aim of architecture. In architectural practice this body has since been perceived as a paragon of excellence and presented mostly as an analogy of perfection and beauty, of a good gestalt and coherent form.
However, in this article I will raise questions about the maimed body in pain, its twisted and not-beautiful shapes. Has the contemporary idea of architecture addressed this body as well? I will introduce the problem, examine its origins and bring examples where the body is analogous to what is abject, distressed and in pain--all this in an attempt to argue that abjectness is inseparable from our lives.
Talks by Ben Baruch Blich
Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialis... more Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialist parties, such as "Haaretz Shelano" (annexed to Haaretz) or "Maariv Lanoar" (published by Maariv)both are private newspapers.
Visual images convey information of all sorts. The book examines several trends in visual communi... more Visual images convey information of all sorts. The book examines several trends in visual communication.
The pupose of the paper is to shed light on photographs taken by the Nazis in the concentration c... more The pupose of the paper is to shed light on photographs taken by the Nazis in the concentration camps and ghettos during ww2, and pose the quetion why the photopgraphs were taken for.
The city in films: between the actual and the metaphorical Blich en Baruch B
Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialis... more Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialist parties, such as "Haaretz Shelano" (annexed to Haaretz) or "Maariv Lanoar" (published by Maariv)both are private newspapers.
A short note on the epistemology of the photographic image It seems odd to justify at the beginni... more A short note on the epistemology of the photographic image It seems odd to justify at the beginning of the third millenium the act of taking pictures by a camera. After all the camera accompanies western civilization since mid 19 th century and took over as the major means of representing reality. And yet, even though we are not overwhelmed and shocked by the magic of the camera as did the pioneers of photography and of the cinema, among them were Antoine Claudet, Wordsworth Donisthorpe, Eadweard Muybridge, George Melies, the Lumiere brothers, and many others, who have skillfully constructed strange and extremely complicated machines, we are still up to these days amazed and fascinated by pictures produced by this technology.
The claim that architecture is designed for people is not extravagant, as they both occupy archit... more The claim that architecture is designed for people is not extravagant, as they both occupy architectural spaces and serve as the scale for their design. That is, the human being and body "consume" and, at the same time, delineate architecture. Vitruvius (1st century BC) is rightly believed to be the first theoretician who saw in the human body not only the means but also the aim of architecture. In architectural practice this body has since been perceived as a paragon of excellence and presented mostly as an analogy of perfection and beauty, of a good gestalt and coherent form.
However, in this article I will raise questions about the maimed body in pain, its twisted and not-beautiful shapes. Has the contemporary idea of architecture addressed this body as well? I will introduce the problem, examine its origins and bring examples where the body is analogous to what is abject, distressed and in pain--all this in an attempt to argue that abjectness is inseparable from our lives.
Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialis... more Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialist parties, such as "Haaretz Shelano" (annexed to Haaretz) or "Maariv Lanoar" (published by Maariv)both are private newspapers.
Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialis... more Journals published after the foundation of the State of Israel, sponsored by liberal non-socialist parties, such as "Haaretz Shelano" (annexed to Haaretz) or "Maariv Lanoar" (published by Maariv)both are private newspapers.