Playing against the camera
(2020)
author(s): Erik Friis Reitan
published in: VIS - Nordic Journal for Artistic Research
In this essay I describe two projects within the field of visual art. Both works are examples of how the workflow techniques of digital photography can be modified in order to produce artworks that take on a distinct physicality and objecthood, and, as such, may form a spatial and/or haptic relation with the viewer. I discuss how such an approach relates to the ability of photography to point beyond the physical situation of viewing due to the particular virtuality of the photograph. By relating my work to the ideas of Vilém Flusser and Roland Barthes, recent theory on photography and photographic indexicality, as well as contemporary artistic work, I speculate here on how my own work illuminates perceptions of the photograph and understandings of the role of photography in today’s media culture and economy.
The mass-reproduction and dissemination of digital images in the age of Covid-19
(last edited: 2020)
author(s): Mengxuan Zhao
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The pandemic has dragged us all into a world of social distancing and isolation. The physical absence of art is substituted by the virtual experience online. The mass-reproduction and mass-consumption of online images arrived at an unprecedented scale, which requires us to reflect on the question of originality, adaptability and dissemination of art. Many museums launched their online touring programs as well as art organizations' educational and exhibition projects on the internet. This research will discuss the impact of digital art especially in the time of the pandemic.
