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Photographies, 2017
Using a phenomenological approach, the article describes the experience of viewing a recent exhib... more Using a phenomenological approach, the article describes the experience of viewing a recent exhibition of Thomas Demand’s photographs. The focus is on both the visual experience itself, and the extent to which the events of the weekend inextricably intertwine with the way the photographs make meaning. Demand’s large-scale photographs are found to be more than just surfaces intended for aesthetic appreciation through visual inspection. His construction process, from source-image, to model, to photograph, supplemented with an information-laden press release, creates visual connection-points inextricably interwoven in the experience of being itself. Demand’s work, it is argued, through conspicuous refusal to easily connect indexically to the original scene, makes visible ways in which photography may be understood through ways of knowing described by existential phenomenology.
Visual Arts Research, Jan 1, 2009
Understanding photography can be a complicated prospect sometimes. Even photographs that appear t... more Understanding photography can be a complicated prospect sometimes. Even photographs that appear to be direct and transcriptive can be complicated. Numerous cultural and technological discourses are involved in the creation of even the most basic photographs. The overwhelming shift in photographic technology from traditional materials to digital technologies is not the cause of this, but it makes the complex interactions more evident.
Photographies, 2017
Using a phenomenological approach, the article describes the experience of viewing a recent exhib... more Using a phenomenological approach, the article describes the experience of viewing a recent exhibition of Thomas Demand’s photographs. The focus is on both the visual experience itself, and the extent to which the events of the weekend inextricably intertwine with the way the photographs make meaning. Demand’s large-scale photographs are found to be more than just surfaces intended for aesthetic appreciation through visual inspection. His construction process, from source-image, to model, to photograph, supplemented with an information-laden press release, creates visual connection-points inextricably interwoven in the experience of being itself. Demand’s work, it is argued, through conspicuous refusal to easily connect indexically to the original scene, makes visible ways in which photography may be understood through ways of knowing described by existential phenomenology.
Visual Arts Research, Jan 1, 2009
Understanding photography can be a complicated prospect sometimes. Even photographs that appear t... more Understanding photography can be a complicated prospect sometimes. Even photographs that appear to be direct and transcriptive can be complicated. Numerous cultural and technological discourses are involved in the creation of even the most basic photographs. The overwhelming shift in photographic technology from traditional materials to digital technologies is not the cause of this, but it makes the complex interactions more evident.