(The city through the images)
No ambition exhaustive or historical precedent, the City through the Images is dedicated to photographers, filmmakers, painters, some of which work just do not slip on the neutral surface the studium but impress our retinas by the strength of their punctum.
Studium and Punctum are two concepts that Roland Barthes uses and redefines in his book Camera Lucida , Analysis intimate photography:
" Many photos are, unfortunately, inert under my eyes. But even among those who have any existence in my opinion, most do not cause a general interest in me, and if we can say, polite to them, no punctum and they like me or dislike me, without me dawn: they are invested solely studium. The studium is the vast field of desire nonchalant interest various inconsistent taste: I love / hate, I like / Idon 't. The studium agenda is to like, and not to love, he mobilizes a half longing, half wanting it is the same kind of interest, smooth wave, irresponsible, we have for people, entertainment, clothing, books, that You can find good.
The second element is break (or punctuate) the studium . This time it's not me who'll get it (as I put in my field of consciousness sovereign studium ) he will share the stage, like an arrow, and just drilled me. A Latin word exists to designate this wound, this prick, this mark made by a pointed instrument: the word would suit me even better that it refers also to the idea of punctuation and the pictures I'm talking about are indeed as pitted, sometimes speckled, these sensitive points; precisely, these marks, these wounds are points . The second element that disturbs the studium I will call punctum, for punctum is also: sting, small hole, a small task, and also small cut crapshoot. The punctum a chance that this picture is in it point me (but also bruises me, my fist) "
This new wording will therefore bring eclectic looks over the city, through images and writings of authors in their work.
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