Damascenes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12955606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Mcclellan (0000-0002-3334-5887, Mississippi State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 374-397 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1873-9857 • E-ISSN: 1873-9865 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18739865-00802011 |
| OpenAlex | W2963195374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Based on research I conducted in 2005–2006 and in 2009, I examine in this article the production and use of digital photographic studio portraiture in Damascus. Following the material turn in the study of photography, I focus not only the content and look of digital portraits, but also their materialities, spatial dispositions and their uses once they leave the space of the studio. First, I explore the visual language of Damascene digital portraiture, paying particular attention to the capabilities of digital photography to produce new forms of embodiment, religiosity and social connection for the portrait subject. In the second half of the article, I track studio portraits into the shop spaces of Damascus’ marketplaces, where they are hung on walls or displayed on desks, most frequently as memorials to deceased patriarchs. I suggest that these memorial portraits work as evidentiary information about the shop and also produce affective and actionable memories for merchant and customers alike
Art · Focus (optics · Photography · Portrait · Sociology · Studio · Subject (documents · Visual arts · World Wide Web · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Computer Science · Islamic Studies and History · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |