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The Ontology of Photography Visually Analysed through the Camera Obscura
Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/58764 The Ontology of Photography Visually Analysed through the Camera Obscura Dreyer, Elfriede Dietrich, Keith Kriel, Lize Naude, Irene Fine Arts UCTD Ontology of photography Photography theory Camera obscura Photographic indexicality Visual representation Image theory Photographic realism Analog photography Digital photography Humanities theses SDG-03 Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-09 Humanities theses SDG-11 Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2017. This practice-led visual research is on the ontology of photography. Owing to the pervasive use of photography to inform, and conform to, contemporary visual culture, an alternative approach to (and understanding of) the medium seems viable. This study visually examines the following aspects of photography in contemporary society: Is it possible to create an alternative approach in the ontological understanding of photography? Will the use of visual works to identify these alternative approaches using the concepts of heterotopia, intersubjectivity, liminality and khôra be able to justify this alternative approach? How applicable are these concepts to the ontology of photography? The camera obscura is used as a primary medium to visually analyse the ontology of the medium. The research is conducted at three different locations: termite mounds, Robben Island prison cells, and a vulture feeding station. The concepts of heterotopia, intersubjectivity, liminality and khôra are used as lenses through which these works are interpreted. They present an alternative approach to the understanding of the darkened space inside the camera as well as the space of the photographic image. ae2026 Visual Arts DPhil Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2017-02-01T07:36:18Z 2017-02-01T07:36:18Z 2017-04 2017 Thesis Naude, I 2017, The Ontology of Photography Visually Analysed through the Camera Obscura, DPhil Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58764> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58764 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Fine Arts UCTD Ontology of photography Photography theory Camera obscura Photographic indexicality Visual representation Image theory Photographic realism Analog photography Digital photography Humanities theses SDG-03 Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-09 Humanities theses SDG-11 The Ontology of Photography Visually Analysed through the Camera Obscura |
| title | The Ontology of Photography Visually Analysed through the Camera Obscura |
| title_full | The Ontology of Photography Visually Analysed through the Camera Obscura |
| title_fullStr | The Ontology of Photography Visually Analysed through the Camera Obscura |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Ontology of Photography Visually Analysed through the Camera Obscura |
| title_short | The Ontology of Photography Visually Analysed through the Camera Obscura |
| title_sort | ontology of photography visually analysed through the camera obscura |
| topic | Fine Arts UCTD Ontology of photography Photography theory Camera obscura Photographic indexicality Visual representation Image theory Photographic realism Analog photography Digital photography Humanities theses SDG-03 Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-09 Humanities theses SDG-11 |
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