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The Camera: Essence and Apparatus

Victor Burgin • MACK • ISBN 9781912339068

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The Camera: Essence and Apparatus

Victor Burgin • MACK • ISBN-13 9781912339068

ISBN-10 1733413669 • 2018 • 1st Edition

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ISBN 9781912339068 • Completeness 73

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In 'The Camera: Essence and Apparatus', Victor Burgin explores the philosophical and theoretical dimensions of photography. The book delves into the relationship between the camera as a tool and the images it produces, examining how photography shapes our perception of reality and the self. Burgin's work is a critical inquiry into the nature of photographic representation and its impact on contemporary visual culture.

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Publisher: MACK
Paperback1st Edition2017
Pages: 160Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Contributor: Victor Burgin

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Category: 2018Category: Art And TechnologyCategory: Art CriticismCategory: Art Theory BooksCategory: BlackandwhiteCategory: British ArtistCategory: British WriterCategory: BwCategory: CriticismInfluenced by: Roland BarthesInfluenced by: Susan SontagInfluenced by: Walter BenjaminInfluenced by: Michel FoucaultInfluenced by: John BergerInfluenced by: Jean BaudrillardInfluenced by: Andru00e9 BazinInfluenced by: Vilu00e9m FlusserInfluenced: Contemporary PhotographersInfluenced: Art TheoristsInfluenced: Media ScholarsInfluenced: Visual ArtistsInfluenced: Photography EducatorsInfluenced: Cultural CriticsInfluenced: Art StudentsInfluenced: Media ArtistsCornerstone of: Contemporary Photography Theory

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