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Camera Atomica (Paperback)
John O'Brian; Contributions by Julia Bryan-Wilson, Blake Fitzpatrick, Susan Schuppli, Douglas Coupland, …
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Wherever there have been nuclear weapons and nuclear fission, there
have also been cameras. Camera Atomica explores the intimate
relationship between photography and nuclear events, to uncover how
the camera lens has shaped public perceptions of the atomic age and
its anxieties. Photographs have a crucial place in the
representation of the atomic age and its anxieties. Published in
collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario to coincide with a
major exhibition there in 2014. Camera Atomica examines narratives
beyond the "technological sublime" that dominates much nuclear
photography, suppressing representations of the human form in
favour of representations of B-52 bombers and mushroom clouds. The
book proposes that the body is the site where the social
environment interacts with the so-called "atomic road": uranium
mining and processing, radiation research, nuclear reactor
construction and operation, and weapons testing. Cameras have both
recorded and - in certain instances - provided motivation for the
production of nuclear events. Their histories and technological
development are intimately intertwined. All photographs, including
nuclear photographs, have the capability to function affectively by
working on the emotions and fascinating audiences. Through a wide
range of visual documentation, Camera Atomica raises questions such
as: what has the role of photography been in underwriting a public
image of the bomb and nuclear energy? Has the circulation of
photographic images heightened or lessened anxieties, or done both
at the same time? How should the different visual protocols of
photography be understood?
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Rasheed Araeen (Paperback)
Rasheed Araeen; Rasheed Araeen, Charles Esche, Kate Fowle, Courtney Martin, …
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