Darkness has a history and a uniquely modern form. Distinct from
night, shadows, and artificial light, "artificial darkness" has
been overlooked--until now. In fact, controlled darkness was
essential to the rise of photography and cinema, science and
spectacle, and a century of advanced art and film. Artificial
Darkness is the first book to historicize and theorize this
phenomenon and map its applications across a range of media and art
forms. In exploring how artificial darkness shaped modern art,
film, and media, Noam M. Elcott addresses seminal and obscure works
alongside their sites of production--such as photography darkrooms,
film studios, and laboratories--and their sites of reception,
including theaters, cinemas, and exhibitions. He argues that
artists, scientists, and entertainers like Etienne-Jules Marey,
Richard Wagner, Georges Melies, and Oskar Schlemmer revolutionized
not only images but also everything surrounding them: the screen,
the darkness, and the experience of bodies and space. At the heart
of the book is "the black screen," a technology of darkness that
spawned today's blue and green screens and has undergirded numerous
advanced art and film practices to this day. Turning familiar art
and film narratives on their heads, Artificial Darkness is a
revolutionary treatment of an elusive, yet fundamental, aspect of
art and media history.
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