According to Walter Benjamin, the past that is not recognized by the present threatens to disappear irretrievably. As a consequence, photographs cannot save the moment from oblivion by pure depiction alone, but only by keeping the depicted moment actual at every present moment.
Instead of counting on the documentary quality of photography that speaks in the past tense of "what has been", Silke Helmerdig suggests a different approach to photography: an extension of a future subjunctive (photographic) tense speaking of "what could be, if", allowing one to think possible futures instead of harking back to the past.
| ISBN: | 9783837636246 |
| Publication date: | 15th September 2016 |
| Author: | Silke Helmerdig |
| Publisher: | Transcript an imprint of transcript |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 203 pages |
| Series: | Image |
| Genres: |
Media studies Cultural studies Theory of art Photography and photographs |
According to Walter Benjamin, the past that is not recognized by the present threatens to disappear irretrievably. As a consequence, photographs cannot save the moment from oblivion by pure depiction alone, but only by keeping the depicted moment actual at every present moment.
Instead of counting on the documentary quality of photography that speaks in the past tense of "what has been", Silke Helmerdig suggests a different approach to photography: an extension of a future subjunctive (photographic) tense speaking of "what could be, if", allowing one to think possible futures instead of harking back to the past.
Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past features in the following genres: Media studies, The arts: general topics, Theory of art, History of art, Photography and photographs, General and world history, European history, History and Archaeology, Social and cultural history
Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past is available in Paperback
Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past was written by Silke Helmerdig and published by Transcript an imprint of transcript
Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past has 203 pages
Yes it is part of Image series
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