Fragmentation of the Photographic Image in the Digital Age |
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| Author:
| Rubinstein, Daniel |
| Series title: | Routledge History of Photography Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-49349-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2019 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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Fragmentation of the Photographic Image in the Digital Age challenges orthodoxies of photographic theory and practice. Beyond understanding the image as a static representation of reality, it shows photography as a linchpin of dynamic developments in augmented intelligence, neuroscience, critical theory, and cybernetic cultures. Through essays by leading philosophers, political theorists, software artists, media researchers, curators, and experimental programmers, photography...
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Fragmentation of the Photographic Image in the Digital Age challenges orthodoxies of photographic theory and practice. Beyond understanding the image as a static representation of reality, it shows photography as a linchpin of dynamic developments in augmented intelligence, neuroscience, critical theory, and cybernetic cultures. Through essays by leading philosophers, political theorists, software artists, media researchers, curators, and experimental programmers, photography emerges not as a mimetic or a recording device but simultaneously as a new type of critical discipline and a new art form that stands at the crossroads of visual art, contemporary philosophy, and digital technologies.