Book Review: Archive
"Archive" by Sofia Coppola offers an intimate glimpse into her filmmaking process, with personal annotations, unseen documentation and a revealing interview. A valuable resource for a conceptual photobook
Literature Review: The Conversational Image. New uses of digital photography
Gunthert's work explores digital photography's evolution as a universal language, fostering dialogue and engagement. It illuminates the shift from a traditional art form to an interactive, conversational tool, democratising visual content creation.
Literature Review: Sacred Ecology
Berkes's "Sacred Ecology" underscores the deep connection between Indigenous communities and their landscapes, viewing them as sacred entities to be revered and protected, informing sustainable environmental stewardship practices.
Literature Review: What Do Indigenous Knowledges Do for Indigenous Peoples?
Kyle Powys Whyte's essay underlines the importance of Indigenous knowledge systems, arguing they offer unique insights into sustainability sciences and are crucial for Indigenous communities' cultural survival and continuity.
Book Review: An In-depth Analysis of 'Magnum Contact Sheets
'Magnum Contact Sheets' offers an insightful journey into photography, revealing the decision-making process of renowned photographers. The book embraces both successful and failed images, providing a comprehensive understanding of photographic practice.
Literature Review: Tourist selfies as image-making: narratives of self and place.
This literature review critically examines the complex interplay between tourist selfies and the connection to landscapes, revealing how selfies can both construct and overshadow narratives of place.
Literature Review: White Noise by Don DeLillo - A Focus on the Barn and Over-Photographed Locations
This review examines Chapter Three of Don DeLillo's "White Noise", focusing on the 'most photographed barn in America' as a symbol of simulacra and the implications of over-photographed locations.
Literature Review: Jan Howard's Landscape as Stage and Its Implications for Contemporary Art Practice
Jan Howard's innovative landscape-as-stage approach explores intersections between performance, installation, and environment, offering fresh insights into contemporary art and impacting interdisciplinary scholarship in environmental studies, performance studies, and cultural geography.
Literature Review: A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery
Lyndy Abraham's A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery is a technical treatise that offers an in-depth examination of the various symbols used in alchemy from its origins to the late-twentieth century. The book's meticulous structure and technical depth make it a valuable resource for researchers and scholars aiming to uncover the intricate cultural and philosophical significance of alchemical symbology in their work.
Literature Review: Personal photography, digital technologies and the uses of the visual
Van House's (2011) "Personal photography, digital technologies and the uses of the visual" explores how digital technologies have transformed personal photography and reshaped photo-sharing practices, archiving, and social interaction.