Rematerializing Photography

Articolo tratto da Artinamericamagazine by Leah Ollman

Farrah Karapetian: Lifesaver, 2015, chromogenic photogram, 56¼ by 40 inches. Courtesy Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles.

As digital imaging flourishes, some artists find themselves drawn in a very different direction––toward physicality and unorthodox processes.

HERE WE ARE, at the highest peak yet in photography’s technological climb toward ease and efficiency. It takes barely the tap of a finger to make a picture, and only a few more to spread that image worldwide. Progress, according to photographic history’s dominant narrative, means improvements in descriptive clarity, speed, affordability, accessibility, reproducibility, and dissemination. Thanks to digital technology, we’ve reached a new, undeniably exhilarating climax in that story––not, however, the medium’s only story.

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