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Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past

By Silke Helmerdig

Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past Media & Communication

Fragments, Futures, Absence and the Past

By Silke Helmerdig

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
206
Release Date:
2016-08-31
Publication Date:
2021-05-04
Publisher:
transcript Verlag
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3837636240
ISBN13:
9783837636246
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
328 g
Height:
148 cm
Width:
225 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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