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The photograph presents a paradox - it can be seen either as a frozen event or as an autonomous picture. As an event, it conveys little of the fluidity of real life, but as a picture it ceases to refer to the particular event. This oscillation between two mutually exclusive yet coexisting perceptions results in an unresolved paradox. When snapshots capture motion, they show an impossible posture that refers to an unperformed movement. The photograph
- Author
- Ade Evaristo
- Language
- EN