Maja Tabea Jerrentrup
Biographic Data
| ID | 914810 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maja Tabea Jerrentrup |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maja Tabea |
| FAMILY NAME | Jerrentrup |
| SIGNATURE | JERRENTRUP M T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Applied Sciences Landshut |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3615-7507 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Creativity between nihilism and the search for meaning
A recent tattoo style, the sticker sleeve, brings with it some peculiarities: for example, unlike other styles, the focus seems to be less on originality or artistry. Further, the motifs integrated often imply almost incompatible messages, from spirituality and the search for meaning to the denial of meaning. Based on content analysis and interviews, the article explores what this style reveals about creativity and the Zeitgeist. One can interpre…
The Body, the Spirit, and the Other
This article looks at the Sak Yant tattoo style, which is becoming increasingly popular among so-called “Westerners”. It explores the questions of whether Sak Yant tattoos among “Westerners” will typically fall under copyright issues and cultural appropriation, and what makes Sak Yants relevant to clients. Underlying this research, with a marketing analysis of Sak Yants on Instagram, is the assumption that marketing is also guided by (anticipated…
Imagine art
Artificial intelligence (AI) can create works deceptively resembling paintings, graphics, or photographs. This article examines how to treat these works, and under what circumstances, if any, they should be understood as art. The focus is placed on the work itself in the l’art-pour-l’art-tradition, on the reception, on the skills involved in the creation, and on the authors themselves. Besides looking at literary sources touching on the aforement…
Postmodern Affaires. The Culture of Ethical-Non-Monogamy
Ethical non-monogamy (ENM), an umbrella term for several alternative forms of relationships, is apparently of increasing interest to many people. This study tries to find out characteristics of ENM-individuals and to understand their motivations and ethical conceptions by analyzing profile data of a dating platform and in-depth interviews. It turns out that ENM-practitioners are often reflective and communicative individuals who are concerned wit…
Symbolic representations social media and photography in Nigeria
The medium of “photography” has encompassed the world, but depending on the cultural context, it has different aesthetics that come with different associations and implications. Using social media as an example, this article explores how the social conventions of art influence popular Nigerian photography and create a unique style: there is a strong focus on the staging of people, who are usually shown in front of simple backgrounds as full body …
Unreadable
Media design knows various ways to combine text and pictorial elements in layouts. This article looks at photographs that are combined with hard-to-read text elements and investigates, whether these text elements are seen as disturbing or confusing or should rather be understood as visual elements similar to meaningful props. Qualitative interviews and a survey were conducted showing the test persons several layouts with and without hard-to-read …
Gaining and Losing Control
This article explores the ways in which individuals are able to create their own bodies, influence the perception of others, and shape their memories by getting tattooed. Tattoos can be a powerful way of gaining control and experiencing oneself as an active creator of one’s life. However, in the process of getting tattooed, people have to be passive: they are at the mercy of a person whom they usually do not know well and who has specific persona…
Indianness in Photography
This article explores the question whether there is a specifically Indian style of photography. A survey of photography students from various institutions revealed that though there is little clarity about the actual look of an Indian style of photography, students clearly define their own photographs as Indian. Intriguingly, the focus is less on certain visual characteristics, but more on the feelings they derive from the photographs, a scenario…
Arrogantly looked at
Postures, that appear arrogant, are typical for fashion photography in high-gloss magazines and within the scene of model photography. It is in trend to either look down upon the recipient, to show a sloppy posture, as if one would not care about the way one will be perceived by the recipient, or even to look angry as if one is annoyed to be photographed – three ways to communicate an arrogant attitude. But who would enjoy looking at such picture…
Ugly on the internet
This article aims at understanding why people deliberately share ugly photos of themselves on social media. After categorising the ugly pictures, the motivations for posting them are in focus: some people stress authenticity in times of ‘fake’ and a deeper understanding of social media, some refer to coolness, understood as the ‘apathy to cool’, or to a counter-culture, which applies different definitions of beauty and ugliness. Furthermore, ther…
Body art
Body painting uses a three-dimensional living canvas. While a widespread activity that can be characterized as a creative cultural scene, it has not yet merited anthropological attention. Even though body painting is closely related to the body, it is ultimately often about overcoming this very body. This process already takes place during the creation of the painting, when the model’s body is transformed into someone or something else, but even …
Oriental for a Day
In so-called Oriental photo shoots, women stage themselves to convey an image of opulence, eroticism, mysticism, etc. After a brief review of the visual representation of the Orient in ethnographic photographs, tourist imagery, and art, the article turns to the scene of staged photography, in which the Other – even if only imagined – is experienced on one’s own body in contrast to other forms of representation. In-depth interviews with amateur mo…
Staging the other
The so-called “oriental” has always been a subject for “western” fascination. Today, the staging of the “orient” in (hobby) model photography is among the most popular themes: costumes and props from various cultural contexts are combined to form a new whole. Based on participant observation and interviews, the article traces back possible individual motivations for embodying the “oriental,” among them nostalgia, corresponding with the descriptio…
The Body As Canvas As Picture
Body painting turns the body into a canvas – this frequently used phrase illustrates the challenge that body painting faces: It uses a three-dimensional surface and has to cope with its irregularities, but also with the model’s abilities, likes and dislikes. After giving an introduction to the art and categorizing its various types and contexts, the article focuses on the European body painting scene and on the role of the model within the scene.…
Identity without Similarity
“This is me” we tend to say about photographs of ourselves—which is remarkable given that the image with which we identify is a two-dimensional visual taken from a very specific moment in our past. And yet the image is interpreted as an icon or an index of our present being. The problem of seeing similarity where there is difference seems to be increasing with the rise of hobby models—a niche demographic made up of mostly women between the age of…
Kein Fokus auf das Foto
Beim Thema Fotografie steht oft das Resultat an erster Stelle. In diesem Essay hingegen geht es um die Aktivität, das Fotografieren. Warum besitzt diese Aktivität für so viele Menschen einen hohen Stellenwert, selbst, wenn viele Fotos wohl nie wieder betrachtet, bearbeitet oder verwertet werden? Auf Basis teilnehmender Beobachtung, einer Facebook-Umfrage und Interviews ergibt sich, dass das Fotografieren für viele Fotografen das Gefühl von Flow e…
Two media and their implications
This article compares the media “photo book” and “photo album” with regard to their implications for the user: both can serve similar purposes, among them, memory, identity, and representation, and their contents are often very similar on first sight. However, they carry different messages in relation to nostalgia, time, authority, authenticity, originality, and fixation. Even though the photo book is the newer medium, it seems that it is less su…
A Non-Linear Style
This article revolves around the question why people in "Western" cultures grow dreadlocks based on observations on social media and participant observation. It addresses the issue of cultural appropriation and moves on looking at certain motivations. It is striking that many aspects are two-sided if not contradictory, e.g., the strong connection to naturality, though for the most part dreadlocks are not a natural style, being sectioned, crochete…
Partizipation und nachhaltige Entwicklung
Gaining and Losing Control
This article explores the ways in which individuals are able to create their own bodies, influence the perception of others, and shape their memories by getting tattooed. Tattoos can be a powerful way of gaining control and experiencing oneself as an active creator of one’s life. However, in the process of getting tattooed, people have to be passive: they are at the mercy of a person whom they usually do not know well and who has specific persona…
Partizipation und nachhaltige Entwicklung
The Body As Canvas As Picture
Body painting turns the body into a canvas – this frequently used phrase illustrates the challenge that body painting faces: It uses a three-dimensional surface and has to cope with its irregularities, but also with the model’s abilities, likes and dislikes. After giving an introduction to the art and categorizing its various types and contexts, the article focuses on the European body painting scene and on the role of the model within the scene.…
Identity without Similarity
“This is me” we tend to say about photographs of ourselves—which is remarkable given that the image with which we identify is a two-dimensional visual taken from a very specific moment in our past. And yet the image is interpreted as an icon or an index of our present being. The problem of seeing similarity where there is difference seems to be increasing with the rise of hobby models—a niche demographic made up of mostly women between the age of…
Kein Fokus auf das Foto
Beim Thema Fotografie steht oft das Resultat an erster Stelle. In diesem Essay hingegen geht es um die Aktivität, das Fotografieren. Warum besitzt diese Aktivität für so viele Menschen einen hohen Stellenwert, selbst, wenn viele Fotos wohl nie wieder betrachtet, bearbeitet oder verwertet werden? Auf Basis teilnehmender Beobachtung, einer Facebook-Umfrage und Interviews ergibt sich, dass das Fotografieren für viele Fotografen das Gefühl von Flow e…
Two media and their implications
This article compares the media “photo book” and “photo album” with regard to their implications for the user: both can serve similar purposes, among them, memory, identity, and representation, and their contents are often very similar on first sight. However, they carry different messages in relation to nostalgia, time, authority, authenticity, originality, and fixation. Even though the photo book is the newer medium, it seems that it is less su…
A Non-Linear Style
This article revolves around the question why people in "Western" cultures grow dreadlocks based on observations on social media and participant observation. It addresses the issue of cultural appropriation and moves on looking at certain motivations. It is striking that many aspects are two-sided if not contradictory, e.g., the strong connection to naturality, though for the most part dreadlocks are not a natural style, being sectioned, crochete…
Arrogantly looked at
Postures, that appear arrogant, are typical for fashion photography in high-gloss magazines and within the scene of model photography. It is in trend to either look down upon the recipient, to show a sloppy posture, as if one would not care about the way one will be perceived by the recipient, or even to look angry as if one is annoyed to be photographed – three ways to communicate an arrogant attitude. But who would enjoy looking at such picture…
Ugly on the internet
This article aims at understanding why people deliberately share ugly photos of themselves on social media. After categorising the ugly pictures, the motivations for posting them are in focus: some people stress authenticity in times of ‘fake’ and a deeper understanding of social media, some refer to coolness, understood as the ‘apathy to cool’, or to a counter-culture, which applies different definitions of beauty and ugliness. Furthermore, ther…
Body art
Body painting uses a three-dimensional living canvas. While a widespread activity that can be characterized as a creative cultural scene, it has not yet merited anthropological attention. Even though body painting is closely related to the body, it is ultimately often about overcoming this very body. This process already takes place during the creation of the painting, when the model’s body is transformed into someone or something else, but even …
Oriental for a Day
In so-called Oriental photo shoots, women stage themselves to convey an image of opulence, eroticism, mysticism, etc. After a brief review of the visual representation of the Orient in ethnographic photographs, tourist imagery, and art, the article turns to the scene of staged photography, in which the Other – even if only imagined – is experienced on one’s own body in contrast to other forms of representation. In-depth interviews with amateur mo…
Staging the other
The so-called “oriental” has always been a subject for “western” fascination. Today, the staging of the “orient” in (hobby) model photography is among the most popular themes: costumes and props from various cultural contexts are combined to form a new whole. Based on participant observation and interviews, the article traces back possible individual motivations for embodying the “oriental,” among them nostalgia, corresponding with the descriptio…
Unreadable
Media design knows various ways to combine text and pictorial elements in layouts. This article looks at photographs that are combined with hard-to-read text elements and investigates, whether these text elements are seen as disturbing or confusing or should rather be understood as visual elements similar to meaningful props. Qualitative interviews and a survey were conducted showing the test persons several layouts with and without hard-to-read …
Gaining and Losing Control
This article explores the ways in which individuals are able to create their own bodies, influence the perception of others, and shape their memories by getting tattooed. Tattoos can be a powerful way of gaining control and experiencing oneself as an active creator of one’s life. However, in the process of getting tattooed, people have to be passive: they are at the mercy of a person whom they usually do not know well and who has specific persona…
Indianness in Photography
This article explores the question whether there is a specifically Indian style of photography. A survey of photography students from various institutions revealed that though there is little clarity about the actual look of an Indian style of photography, students clearly define their own photographs as Indian. Intriguingly, the focus is less on certain visual characteristics, but more on the feelings they derive from the photographs, a scenario…
Symbolic representations social media and photography in Nigeria
The medium of “photography” has encompassed the world, but depending on the cultural context, it has different aesthetics that come with different associations and implications. Using social media as an example, this article explores how the social conventions of art influence popular Nigerian photography and create a unique style: there is a strong focus on the staging of people, who are usually shown in front of simple backgrounds as full body …
The Body, the Spirit, and the Other
This article looks at the Sak Yant tattoo style, which is becoming increasingly popular among so-called “Westerners”. It explores the questions of whether Sak Yant tattoos among “Westerners” will typically fall under copyright issues and cultural appropriation, and what makes Sak Yants relevant to clients. Underlying this research, with a marketing analysis of Sak Yants on Instagram, is the assumption that marketing is also guided by (anticipated…
Imagine art
Artificial intelligence (AI) can create works deceptively resembling paintings, graphics, or photographs. This article examines how to treat these works, and under what circumstances, if any, they should be understood as art. The focus is placed on the work itself in the l’art-pour-l’art-tradition, on the reception, on the skills involved in the creation, and on the authors themselves. Besides looking at literary sources touching on the aforement…
Postmodern Affaires. The Culture of Ethical-Non-Monogamy
Ethical non-monogamy (ENM), an umbrella term for several alternative forms of relationships, is apparently of increasing interest to many people. This study tries to find out characteristics of ENM-individuals and to understand their motivations and ethical conceptions by analyzing profile data of a dating platform and in-depth interviews. It turns out that ENM-practitioners are often reflective and communicative individuals who are concerned wit…
Creativity between nihilism and the search for meaning
A recent tattoo style, the sticker sleeve, brings with it some peculiarities: for example, unlike other styles, the focus seems to be less on originality or artistry. Further, the motifs integrated often imply almost incompatible messages, from spirituality and the search for meaning to the denial of meaning. Based on content analysis and interviews, the article explores what this style reveals about creativity and the Zeitgeist. One can interpre…
Aesthetics (15 works) · Art (14 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Visual arts (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Visual Culture and Art Theory (6 works)