Abstract
This article examines the practice and theory of complex, multi-layered photographic images in contemporary art. Methods of working in which photographers use the medium to explore variously memory, identity and time in images are examined, and a philosophical case is made for the mandate of plurality as a starting point for art practice, as well as the teaching of art and design. Images that beckon with implicit references are examined and compared, with implications for ‘reading’ multi-layered images. Given the attention to the Other in contemporary thought and culture, the multifaceted adoption of difference and attunement to multiculturalism suggests that perhaps multiplicity as an imaging technique – rather than single perspectives – is appropriate as an artistic device for our times.
Original language | English |
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Type | M Modeen is the author and there is discussion within the paper of the work of Gina Wall, with illustrations and images included. |
Media of output | Photograhic |
Number of pages | 13 |
Edition | 2 |
Volume | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2013 |