Traces of Traces
Time, Space, Objects, and the Forensic Turn in Photography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20248606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Lowe (University of the Arts London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 76 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h7030076 |
| OpenAlex | W2884953533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
Images of atrocity are deeply problematic, in that they potentially create a tension between form and content and are often accused of re-victimization, aesthetization of suffering, compassion fatigue and exploitation. As an alternative, therefore, there is considerable potential in examining images associated with atrocity that do not depict the actual act of violence or the victim itself, but rather depict the material presence of the spaces and objects involved in such acts. The temporality of the photograph is also fluid in this type of approach. This paper considers the work of four photographers (Edmund Clark, Ashley Gilbertson, Shannon Jensen, and Fred Ramos) who have used a “forensic aesthetic” in their practice
Aesthetics · Art · Compassion · Epistemology · Linguistics · Photography · Political science · Temporality · Visual arts · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Philosophy · Photography and Visual Culture · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |