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Rethinking Snapshot Photography History by Johannes de Silentio is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes an essay about the challenges of writing art history for snapshots and vernacular photographs. It notes that snapshots are ubiquitous but do not fit traditional art historical narratives focused on originality and innovation. To write a history of snapshots, the essay proposes moving away from modernist art history models and developing new approaches that can account for the banality and repetition of snapshots while recognizing their cultural significance. It suggests snapshots ch
- Author
- Johannes de Silentio
- Language
- EN