good afternoon hi I’m going to ask you to just do a little bit of time travel
to just do a little bit of time travel
to just do a little bit of time travel with me for a moment all right
with me for a moment all right
with me for a moment all right it’s August 26 1968 you’re a 19 year old
it’s August 26 1968 you’re a 19 year old
it’s August 26 1968 you’re a 19 year old college student and all of your friends
college student and all of your friends
college student and all of your friends have travelled to Chicago to take part
have travelled to Chicago to take part
have travelled to Chicago to take part in the Democratic National Convention
in the Democratic National Convention
in the Democratic National Convention where they are organizing protests you
where they are organizing protests you
where they are organizing protests you have decided to stay home instead to
have decided to stay home instead to
have decided to stay home instead to make your own anti-war posters grab your
make your own anti-war posters grab your
make your own anti-war posters grab your Olympus PEN camera and take photographs
Olympus PEN camera and take photographs
Olympus PEN camera and take photographs of yourself with the sign
of yourself with the sign
of yourself with the sign it’s 1978 they’re sitting in the kitchen
it’s 1978 they’re sitting in the kitchen
it’s 1978 they’re sitting in the kitchen you’re having a cup of Sanka
you’re having a cup of Sanka
you’re having a cup of Sanka the light looks beautiful it’s coming
the light looks beautiful it’s coming
the light looks beautiful it’s coming through the spider plant in the window
through the spider plant in the window
through the spider plant in the window and you are overtaken by a moment of
and you are overtaken by a moment of
and you are overtaken by a moment of aesthetic bliss and brand loyalty
aesthetic bliss and brand loyalty
aesthetic bliss and brand loyalty you grab the Sanka jar you sit it next
you grab the Sanka jar you sit it next
you grab the Sanka jar you sit it next to your cup you go and you grab your
to your cup you go and you grab your
to your cup you go and you grab your Instamatic 1/10 camera you come back to
Instamatic 1/10 camera you come back to
Instamatic 1/10 camera you come back to the table you snap a shot of your coffee
the table you snap a shot of your coffee
the table you snap a shot of your coffee it’s 1982 you have taken up jogging and
it’s 1982 you have taken up jogging and
it’s 1982 you have taken up jogging and you feel very good about yourself and
you feel very good about yourself and
you feel very good about yourself and you look good too now you go and you
you look good too now you go and you
you look good too now you go and you grab your brand-new Polaroid super color
grab your brand-new Polaroid super color
grab your brand-new Polaroid super color camera you run up to the bathroom you
camera you run up to the bathroom you
camera you run up to the bathroom you rip off your shirt you look at the
rip off your shirt you look at the
rip off your shirt you look at the mirror you point the camera you make
mirror you point the camera you make
mirror you point the camera you make sure your head’s not in the shot take a
sure your head’s not in the shot take a
sure your head’s not in the shot take a photograph of your torso now I am
photograph of your torso now I am
photograph of your torso now I am presenting these kind of absurd ideas to
presenting these kind of absurd ideas to
presenting these kind of absurd ideas to give you some sense of how much how
give you some sense of how much how
give you some sense of how much how radically we have changed as a culture
radically we have changed as a culture
radically we have changed as a culture in our own relationship to the
in our own relationship to the
in our own relationship to the photograph so after photography the
photograph so after photography the
photograph so after photography the Linguistics of online image exchange
Linguistics of online image exchange
Linguistics of online image exchange today I want to discuss the photograph
today I want to discuss the photograph
today I want to discuss the photograph specifically how the photograph has
specifically how the photograph has
specifically how the photograph has shifted from being a discrete visual
shifted from being a discrete visual
shifted from being a discrete visual aesthetic and compositional operation to
aesthetic and compositional operation to
aesthetic and compositional operation to take on the form of language
take on the form of language
take on the form of language so what is
so what is
so what is online image exchange well online image
online image exchange well online image
online image exchange well online image exchange is the cacophony of imagery
exchange is the cacophony of imagery
exchange is the cacophony of imagery that populate the Internet the traffic
that populate the Internet the traffic
that populate the Internet the traffic social media and that occupy the space
social media and that occupy the space
social media and that occupy the space of our most widely used apps it ranges
of our most widely used apps it ranges
of our most widely used apps it ranges from the caustic to the comedic it takes
from the caustic to the comedic it takes
from the caustic to the comedic it takes on deeply personal and radically
on deeply personal and radically
on deeply personal and radically political forms it constitutes a vast
political forms it constitutes a vast
political forms it constitutes a vast vernacular of communication styles
vernacular of communication styles
vernacular of communication styles structures and strategies how did we get
structures and strategies how did we get
structures and strategies how did we get here well the 20th century in short was
here well the 20th century in short was
here well the 20th century in short was an era defined by photography now to
an era defined by photography now to
an era defined by photography now to make that simple I’m going to break that
make that simple I’m going to break that
make that simple I’m going to break that into three major components personal
into three major components personal
into three major components personal photography commercial photography and
photography commercial photography and
photography commercial photography and informational photography personal
informational photography personal
informational photography personal photography is defined by a image that
photography is defined by a image that
photography is defined by a image that is understood or legible by the subject
is understood or legible by the subject
is understood or legible by the subject or those related to the subject it
or those related to the subject it
or those related to the subject it inhabited spaces such as family albums
inhabited spaces such as family albums
inhabited spaces such as family albums picture frames at home wallets
picture frames at home wallets
picture frames at home wallets commercial photography has always
commercial photography has always
commercial photography has always operated entirely differently commercial
operated entirely differently commercial
operated entirely differently commercial photography is always coexisted with
photography is always coexisted with
photography is always coexisted with commercial language populated magazines
commercial language populated magazines
commercial language populated magazines billboards newspapers commercial
billboards newspapers commercial
billboards newspapers commercial photography has always been in cahoots
photography has always been in cahoots
photography has always been in cahoots or worked in tandem with capitalism one
or worked in tandem with capitalism one
or worked in tandem with capitalism one way of looking at it would be to see it
way of looking at it would be to see it
way of looking at it would be to see it as the baton leader in the capitalist
as the baton leader in the capitalist
as the baton leader in the capitalist band the third is informational
band the third is informational
band the third is informational photography primarily defined by
photography primarily defined by
photography primarily defined by photojournalism photojournalism has had
photojournalism photojournalism has had
photojournalism photojournalism has had the duty and the role of recording our
the duty and the role of recording our
the duty and the role of recording our society benchmark events
epic scenarios photojournalism has
epic scenarios photojournalism has functioned in a way to act as a form of
functioned in a way to act as a form of
functioned in a way to act as a form of proof even in the face of denial of
proof even in the face of denial of
proof even in the face of denial of certain activities however if we take a
certain activities however if we take a
certain activities however if we take a much broader view of photography in the
much broader view of photography in the
much broader view of photography in the 20th century we could create a binary
20th century we could create a binary
20th century we could create a binary that binary might be looked at as
that binary might be looked at as
that binary might be looked at as private photography and public
private photography and public
private photography and public photography private photography has
photography private photography has
photography private photography has occupied the personal spaces of the
occupied the personal spaces of the
occupied the personal spaces of the individual and public photography
individual and public photography
individual and public photography all-encompassing
all-encompassing
all-encompassing has operated and trafficked in the
has operated and trafficked in the
has operated and trafficked in the Commons so let’s look at where
Commons so let’s look at where
Commons so let’s look at where photography initially and most radically
photography initially and most radically
photography initially and most radically has transformed the personal photograph
has transformed the personal photograph
has transformed the personal photograph if we were going to create a certain
if we were going to create a certain
if we were going to create a certain taxonomy of personal photography could
taxonomy of personal photography could
taxonomy of personal photography could be defined in a series of different
be defined in a series of different
be defined in a series of different groups family photographs special
groups family photographs special
groups family photographs special personal events such as the first time
personal events such as the first time
personal events such as the first time you wrote a bike or when you got a new
you wrote a bike or when you got a new
you wrote a bike or when you got a new car photos of you and your friends taken
car photos of you and your friends taken
car photos of you and your friends taken by you or perhaps taken by your parents
by you or perhaps taken by your parents
by you or perhaps taken by your parents when you were young recorded memories of
when you were young recorded memories of
when you were young recorded memories of an individual’s life feeding into the
an individual’s life feeding into the
an individual’s life feeding into the archive of a family genealogy and
archive of a family genealogy and
archive of a family genealogy and individuals legacy let’s take one of
individuals legacy let’s take one of
individuals legacy let’s take one of those groups a group that I think is the
those groups a group that I think is the
those groups a group that I think is the best example of major transformation the
best example of major transformation the
best example of major transformation the couple photograph let’s create a sense
couple photograph let’s create a sense
couple photograph let’s create a sense of narrative for how this photograph
of narrative for how this photograph
of narrative for how this photograph which is absolutely ubiquitous
which is absolutely ubiquitous
which is absolutely ubiquitous throughout the 20th century may take
throughout the 20th century may take
throughout the 20th century may take place that couple might invite you to
place that couple might invite you to
place that couple might invite you to their house visit their family or have
their house visit their family or have
their house visit their family or have their family visit them maybe they’re a
their family visit them maybe they’re a
their family visit them maybe they’re a new couple maybe they just got engaged
new couple maybe they just got engaged
new couple maybe they just got engaged maybe they’re newlyweds maybe they just
maybe they’re newlyweds maybe they just
maybe they’re newlyweds maybe they just moved into this their first home however
moved into this their first home however
moved into this their first home however it is a common structure took place
it is a common structure took place
it is a common structure took place commonly or usually in a living room the
commonly or usually in a living room the
commonly or usually in a living room the couple together getting photographed by
couple together getting photographed by
couple together getting photographed by a third party the camera pointed at them
a third party the camera pointed at them
a third party the camera pointed at them and that person usually say
and that person usually say
and that person usually say say I love you how did that transform
say I love you how did that transform
say I love you how did that transform and in what way did that photograph
and in what way did that photograph
and in what way did that photograph manifest differently from that period in
manifest differently from that period in
manifest differently from that period in time to the present well let’s look at a
time to the present well let’s look at a
time to the present well let’s look at a progression of the idea of the couple so
progression of the idea of the couple so
progression of the idea of the couple so I have six images here the real let’s
I have six images here the real let’s
I have six images here the real let’s call them our real couple they’re really
call them our real couple they’re really
call them our real couple they’re really there that’s really a house they’re
there that’s really a house they’re
there that’s really a house they’re really getting photographed it’s a real
really getting photographed it’s a real
really getting photographed it’s a real moment their posture is stiff somebody
moment their posture is stiff somebody
moment their posture is stiff somebody is recording them for posterity then
is recording them for posterity then
is recording them for posterity then let’s look at synthetic I’ve chosen Mike
let’s look at synthetic I’ve chosen Mike
let’s look at synthetic I’ve chosen Mike and Carol Brady here for any of you who
and Carol Brady here for any of you who
and Carol Brady here for any of you who don’t recognize them but it could be
don’t recognize them but it could be
don’t recognize them but it could be really any parallel popular form at any
really any parallel popular form at any
really any parallel popular form at any given time throughout history Mike and
given time throughout history Mike and
given time throughout history Mike and Carol Brady are the product of fictional
Carol Brady are the product of fictional
Carol Brady are the product of fictional narrative they are produced they are art
narrative they are produced they are art
narrative they are produced they are art directed they are made and presented
directed they are made and presented
directed they are made and presented through wardrobe the third is the super
through wardrobe the third is the super
through wardrobe the third is the super synthetic now this in this case would be
synthetic now this in this case would be
synthetic now this in this case would be a stock image what’s different between
a stock image what’s different between
a stock image what’s different between the super synthetic and the synthetic is
the super synthetic and the synthetic is
the super synthetic and the synthetic is that the super synthetic is a empty
that the super synthetic is a empty
that the super synthetic is a empty vessel following similar rules but not
vessel following similar rules but not
vessel following similar rules but not reifying or reinforcing the notion of
reifying or reinforcing the notion of
reifying or reinforcing the notion of that narrative
that narrative
that narrative it sits in wait for some form of
it sits in wait for some form of
it sits in wait for some form of commercial use to apply it the third is
commercial use to apply it the third is
commercial use to apply it the third is the hyper reel in this case I have LeAnn
the hyper reel in this case I have LeAnn
the hyper reel in this case I have LeAnn and Eddie which is a reality television
and Eddie which is a reality television
and Eddie which is a reality television show this hyper reel is the convergence
show this hyper reel is the convergence
show this hyper reel is the convergence in representation of a real couple in a
in representation of a real couple in a
in representation of a real couple in a synthetic or staged produced art
synthetic or staged produced art
synthetic or staged produced art directed and wardrobe environment then
directed and wardrobe environment then
directed and wardrobe environment then the hybrid synthetic which is a form of
the hybrid synthetic which is a form of
the hybrid synthetic which is a form of the same synthetic that we might look at
the same synthetic that we might look at
the same synthetic that we might look at as the sitcom in terms of general
as the sitcom in terms of general
as the sitcom in terms of general representation of couple in a post
representation of couple in a post
representation of couple in a post digital era
digital era
digital era where the forth wall is broken with two
where the forth wall is broken with two
where the forth wall is broken with two main strategies one the embracing of
main strategies one the embracing of
main strategies one the embracing of capitalism by having product placement
capitalism by having product placement
capitalism by having product placement so they use what we use and the
so they use what we use and the
so they use what we use and the introduction of technology where in
introduction of technology where in
introduction of technology where in their internet is our internet their
their internet is our internet their
their internet is our internet their life is our life slowly blurring the
life is our life slowly blurring the
life is our life slowly blurring the lines the the sixth is hybrid reality
lines the the sixth is hybrid reality
lines the the sixth is hybrid reality that hybrid reality is a manifestation
that hybrid reality is a manifestation
that hybrid reality is a manifestation of all of those progressive iterations
of all of those progressive iterations
of all of those progressive iterations that have affected our sense of self so
that have affected our sense of self so
that have affected our sense of self so that we have come out on the other end
that we have come out on the other end
that we have come out on the other end as a very different product in our
as a very different product in our
as a very different product in our understanding of who we are and let’s
understanding of who we are and let’s
understanding of who we are and let’s say what we are as a couple it also is
say what we are as a couple it also is
say what we are as a couple it also is the intersection of individuals who have
the intersection of individuals who have
the intersection of individuals who have private lives and celebrities who live
private lives and celebrities who live
private lives and celebrities who live very public lives now this is not as
very public lives now this is not as
very public lives now this is not as simple as the notion of the selfie it’s
simple as the notion of the selfie it’s
simple as the notion of the selfie it’s far more complex than that if we allow
far more complex than that if we allow
far more complex than that if we allow ourselves to read and decode the
ourselves to read and decode the
ourselves to read and decode the entirety of images so let’s look at a
entirety of images so let’s look at a
entirety of images so let’s look at a progression throughout the 20th century
progression throughout the 20th century
progression throughout the 20th century of basic technology radio telephone
of basic technology radio telephone
of basic technology radio telephone television telecommunication internet
television telecommunication internet
television telecommunication internet wireless network now how those things
wireless network now how those things
wireless network now how those things manifest and in what way those things
manifest and in what way those things
manifest and in what way those things have affected us is profound there’s
have affected us is profound there’s
have affected us is profound there’s another track that converges at the same
another track that converges at the same
another track that converges at the same end point an endpoint that I might
end point an endpoint that I might
end point an endpoint that I might consider calling say a technology or
consider calling say a technology or
consider calling say a technology or media based singularity that other
media based singularity that other
media based singularity that other history is the history of our
history is the history of our
history is the history of our relationship to photography our
relationship to photography our
relationship to photography our relationship to the camera as a device
relationship to the camera as a device
relationship to the camera as a device that is part of our life our
that is part of our life our
that is part of our life our relationship to recording ourselves and
relationship to recording ourselves and
relationship to recording ourselves and making ourselves part of a record this
making ourselves part of a record this
making ourselves part of a record this has been going on since 1900 with the
has been going on since 1900 with the
has been going on since 1900 with the introduction of the Kodak folding camera
introduction of the Kodak folding camera
introduction of the Kodak folding camera a camera that in fact is not that law
a camera that in fact is not that law
a camera that in fact is not that law urghhh and rather easy and made to carry
urghhh and rather easy and made to carry
urghhh and rather easy and made to carry around what’s important is that these
around what’s important is that these
around what’s important is that these two trajectories converged at the same
two trajectories converged at the same
two trajectories converged at the same time that the network emerged and then
time that the network emerged and then
time that the network emerged and then was enhanced through social media so
was enhanced through social media so
was enhanced through social media so let’s pause for a minute and just
let’s pause for a minute and just
let’s pause for a minute and just embrace Marxism because it’s a good
embrace Marxism because it’s a good
embrace Marxism because it’s a good thing to do
thing to do
thing to do he de Bourgh who was one of the
he de Bourgh who was one of the
he de Bourgh who was one of the establishing members of situation ‘less
establishing members of situation ‘less
establishing members of situation ‘less International has this wonderful quote
International has this wonderful quote
International has this wonderful quote from society the spectacle which was
from society the spectacle which was
from society the spectacle which was published in 1967 the fetishism of the
published in 1967 the fetishism of the
published in 1967 the fetishism of the commodity the domination of society by
commodity the domination of society by
commodity the domination of society by intangible as well as tangible things
intangible as well as tangible things
intangible as well as tangible things attains its ultimate fulfillment in the
attains its ultimate fulfillment in the
attains its ultimate fulfillment in the spectacle where the real world is
spectacle where the real world is
spectacle where the real world is replaced by a selection of images which
replaced by a selection of images which
replaced by a selection of images which are projected above it yet which at the
are projected above it yet which at the
are projected above it yet which at the same time succeed in making themselves
same time succeed in making themselves
same time succeed in making themselves regarded as the epitome of reality he is
regarded as the epitome of reality he is
regarded as the epitome of reality he is speaking from the center of the 20th
speaking from the center of the 20th
speaking from the center of the 20th century because he is observing at that
century because he is observing at that
century because he is observing at that point a convergence of the sense of
point a convergence of the sense of
point a convergence of the sense of self-identity representation and the
self-identity representation and the
self-identity representation and the influences of images in popular culture
influences of images in popular culture
influences of images in popular culture chicken in the egg scenario on the left
chicken in the egg scenario on the left
chicken in the egg scenario on the left you have a popular form in the Ozzie and
you have a popular form in the Ozzie and
you have a popular form in the Ozzie and Harriet television series on the right
Harriet television series on the right
Harriet television series on the right an actual American family same time
an actual American family same time
an actual American family same time frame what’s important here Ozzie and
frame what’s important here Ozzie and
frame what’s important here Ozzie and Harriet being a very important
Harriet being a very important
Harriet being a very important television show in our history in so
television show in our history in so
television show in our history in so much as it was born on the radio
much as it was born on the radio
much as it was born on the radio transformed onto television and grew for
transformed onto television and grew for
transformed onto television and grew for decades is one of the most popular
decades is one of the most popular
decades is one of the most popular television shows in America the soft
television shows in America the soft
television shows in America the soft line or the influence of the ideal
line or the influence of the ideal
line or the influence of the ideal representation of the American family in
representation of the American family in
representation of the American family in relationship to the representation of an
relationship to the representation of an
relationship to the representation of an actual family I believe is visible in
actual family I believe is visible in
actual family I believe is visible in the example let’s look at what happens
the example let’s look at what happens
the example let’s look at what happens after the New Left and the baby boomers
after the New Left and the baby boomers
after the New Left and the baby boomers become the viewers another version of
become the viewers another version of
become the viewers another version of reality that is more
reality that is more
reality that is more in or more keen to emulate an existing
in or more keen to emulate an existing
in or more keen to emulate an existing social group appears in that
social group appears in that
social group appears in that representation you see a greater level
representation you see a greater level
representation you see a greater level of naturalism between the synthetic the
of naturalism between the synthetic the
of naturalism between the synthetic the narrative and the real finally we
narrative and the real finally we
narrative and the real finally we arrived into the present now the present
arrived into the present now the present
arrived into the present now the present opens the fourth wall entirely as the
opens the fourth wall entirely as the
opens the fourth wall entirely as the popular sitcom or synthetic form takes
popular sitcom or synthetic form takes
popular sitcom or synthetic form takes on the properties of the real world in
on the properties of the real world in
on the properties of the real world in so much as its audience is our audience
so much as its audience is our audience
so much as its audience is our audience in the same format on the Left synthetic
in the same format on the Left synthetic
in the same format on the Left synthetic on the right real now in linguistics a
on the right real now in linguistics a
on the right real now in linguistics a way of looking at this is a notion of
way of looking at this is a notion of
way of looking at this is a notion of the Dyke sis now the Dyke sis refers to
the Dyke sis now the Dyke sis refers to
the Dyke sis now the Dyke sis refers to words and phrases such as I you or now
words and phrases such as I you or now
words and phrases such as I you or now and cannot be fully understood without
and cannot be fully understood without
and cannot be fully understood without additional contextual information in
additional contextual information in
additional contextual information in this case the identity of the speaker I
this case the identity of the speaker I
this case the identity of the speaker I or me and the speaker’s location here
or me and the speaker’s location here
or me and the speaker’s location here due to being in the now now let’s unpack
due to being in the now now let’s unpack
due to being in the now now let’s unpack selfies really quickly from stigma to
selfies really quickly from stigma to
selfies really quickly from stigma to selfie to spectacle the selfie or the
selfie to spectacle the selfie or the
selfie to spectacle the selfie or the idea of the self authored self-portrait
idea of the self authored self-portrait
idea of the self authored self-portrait that is then exchanged online has not
that is then exchanged online has not
that is then exchanged online has not come along easy its history was deeply
come along easy its history was deeply
come along easy its history was deeply stigmatized the notion of having the
stigmatized the notion of having the
stigmatized the notion of having the photograph of yourself and and sharing
photograph of yourself and and sharing
photograph of yourself and and sharing it to the world was looked down upon on
it to the world was looked down upon on
it to the world was looked down upon on the far end you can see the idea of an
the far end you can see the idea of an
the far end you can see the idea of an made manually made anonymous photograph
made manually made anonymous photograph
made manually made anonymous photograph used for print in a personal or
used for print in a personal or
used for print in a personal or classified section of a paper radical
classified section of a paper radical
classified section of a paper radical artists such as nan goldin who worked
artists such as nan goldin who worked
artists such as nan goldin who worked against all of the structures that
against all of the structures that
against all of the structures that define photography in fine art made a
define photography in fine art made a
define photography in fine art made a major step by using natural light and
major step by using natural light and
major step by using natural light and using her own camera to take a
using her own camera to take a
using her own camera to take a photograph of herself in a mirror 2001
photograph of herself in a mirror 2001
photograph of herself in a mirror 2001 craigslist comes online and it is looked
craigslist comes online and it is looked
craigslist comes online and it is looked down upon as it is a space for people to
down upon as it is a space for people to
down upon as it is a space for people to use themselves and solicit themselves in
use themselves and solicit themselves in
use themselves and solicit themselves in image exchange however as the
image exchange however as the
image exchange however as the Network and Technology evolved and
Network and Technology evolved and
Network and Technology evolved and social media grew to the point that it
social media grew to the point that it
social media grew to the point that it included images and timelines that
included images and timelines that
included images and timelines that barrier became thoroughly broken and a
barrier became thoroughly broken and a
barrier became thoroughly broken and a watershed moment in 2014 when the Oscars
watershed moment in 2014 when the Oscars
watershed moment in 2014 when the Oscars moved away from the 4:3 aspect ratio of
moved away from the 4:3 aspect ratio of
moved away from the 4:3 aspect ratio of the broadcast and put themselves within
the broadcast and put themselves within
the broadcast and put themselves within social medias frame was a shift in how
social medias frame was a shift in how
social medias frame was a shift in how we understand or were allowed to use the
we understand or were allowed to use the
we understand or were allowed to use the language of the Dyke SACEUR the I in our
language of the Dyke SACEUR the I in our
language of the Dyke SACEUR the I in our communications from that point
communications from that point
communications from that point everything changes the individual image
everything changes the individual image
everything changes the individual image is more complex than the individual idea
is more complex than the individual idea
is more complex than the individual idea inside of the frame it is more layered
inside of the frame it is more layered
inside of the frame it is more layered and has greater subtleties and nuance
and has greater subtleties and nuance
and has greater subtleties and nuance and I’m going to go through a few
and I’m going to go through a few
and I’m going to go through a few examples of how that works person the
examples of how that works person the
examples of how that works person the idea of personhood
idea of personhood
idea of personhood and identity could be argued that is
and identity could be argued that is
and identity could be argued that is defined or has been defined by decades
defined or has been defined by decades
defined or has been defined by decades of the formation of self through
of the formation of self through
of the formation of self through advertising smoking is cool beer is sexy
smoking is cool beer is sexy smoking is
smoking is cool beer is sexy smoking is cool and beer is sexy these ideas have
cool and beer is sexy these ideas have
cool and beer is sexy these ideas have been transmitted through popular culture
been transmitted through popular culture
been transmitted through popular culture and through advertising for decades it
and through advertising for decades it
and through advertising for decades it is no wonder that these same ideas would
is no wonder that these same ideas would
is no wonder that these same ideas would be embraced in someone’s own
be embraced in someone’s own
be embraced in someone’s own representation of themselves these
representation of themselves these
representation of themselves these representations reify how advertising
representations reify how advertising
representations reify how advertising and the product has transformed us a
and the product has transformed us a
and the product has transformed us a third example is person in place person
third example is person in place person
third example is person in place person in place is a highly different operation
in place is a highly different operation
in place is a highly different operation here you have global voting India Egypt
here you have global voting India Egypt
here you have global voting India Egypt Saudi Arabia Canada and America of
Saudi Arabia Canada and America of
Saudi Arabia Canada and America of highly political use based on person
highly political use based on person
highly political use based on person or person and location the third is a
or person and location the third is a
or person and location the third is a more directly political activist
more directly political activist
more directly political activist position with hashtag ocupada which was
position with hashtag ocupada which was
position with hashtag ocupada which was a direct response to Canadian Senator
a direct response to Canadian Senator
a direct response to Canadian Senator Don Platts
Don Platts
Don Platts limitations of trans rights in terms of
limitations of trans rights in terms of
limitations of trans rights in terms of bathroom use here as an activist
bathroom use here as an activist
bathroom use here as an activist movement going into the bathroom that
movement going into the bathroom that
movement going into the bathroom that was limited to you based on federal law
was limited to you based on federal law
was limited to you based on federal law trans activists went into the space it’s
trans activists went into the space it’s
trans activists went into the space it’s either sending direct messages or
either sending direct messages or
either sending direct messages or allowing the visual components of
allowing the visual components of
allowing the visual components of themselves to be the message and finally
themselves to be the message and finally
themselves to be the message and finally Kara Walker’s a subtlety 130,000 people
Kara Walker’s a subtlety 130,000 people
Kara Walker’s a subtlety 130,000 people in the matter of two months go to
in the matter of two months go to
in the matter of two months go to creative times public art project
creative times public art project
creative times public art project instead of it being limited to the
instead of it being limited to the
instead of it being limited to the notion of visiting art to have a
notion of visiting art to have a
notion of visiting art to have a personal and meditative experience it
personal and meditative experience it
personal and meditative experience it becomes a deeply interactive experience
becomes a deeply interactive experience
becomes a deeply interactive experience for the viewer as it becomes a popular
for the viewer as it becomes a popular
for the viewer as it becomes a popular form of communication online and finally
form of communication online and finally
form of communication online and finally the third and last version that
the third and last version that
the third and last version that elucidated all of the components of
elucidated all of the components of
elucidated all of the components of language at once person place and thing
language at once person place and thing
language at once person place and thing my choice looking at the idea of coffee
my choice looking at the idea of coffee
my choice looking at the idea of coffee now coffee is a horribly benign concept
now coffee is a horribly benign concept
now coffee is a horribly benign concept however in our society when we have been
however in our society when we have been
however in our society when we have been photographing ourselves with coffee it
photographing ourselves with coffee it
photographing ourselves with coffee it has not just been a picture of our
has not just been a picture of our
has not just been a picture of our coffee in fact what it is done it is
coffee in fact what it is done it is
coffee in fact what it is done it is allowed us to illustrate time and day
allowed us to illustrate time and day
allowed us to illustrate time and day location action economy of product
location action economy of product
location action economy of product aesthetic intention visual content of
aesthetic intention visual content of
aesthetic intention visual content of place and class signifiers two groups of
place and class signifiers two groups of
place and class signifiers two groups of coffee drinkers one taken before 8 a.m.
coffee drinkers one taken before 8 a.m.
coffee drinkers one taken before 8 a.m. illustrative of labor illustrate of
illustrative of labor illustrate of
illustrative of labor illustrate of economy illustrative of a workplace a
economy illustrative of a workplace a
economy illustrative of a workplace a confined workplace the signifiers laid
confined workplace the signifiers laid
confined workplace the signifiers laid inside of the images end up becoming
inside of the images end up becoming
inside of the images end up becoming greater than the significance of the
greater than the significance of the
greater than the significance of the coffee itself a group of photographs
coffee itself a group of photographs
coffee itself a group of photographs taken after 11 a.m.
taken after 11 a.m.
taken after 11 a.m. holds a completely different narrative
holds a completely different narrative
holds a completely different narrative this becomes the product of leisure it
this becomes the product of leisure it
this becomes the product of leisure it becomes the product of luxury the images
becomes the product of luxury the images
becomes the product of luxury the images themselves take on composition where the
themselves take on composition where the
themselves take on composition where the images prior took on information the
images prior took on information the
images prior took on information the result how do you understand the
result how do you understand the
result how do you understand the information of an image well that answer
information of an image well that answer
information of an image well that answer is how you can decode and see the
is how you can decode and see the
is how you can decode and see the codified value inside of the images we
codified value inside of the images we
codified value inside of the images we take we no longer use photographs in a
take we no longer use photographs in a
take we no longer use photographs in a merely aesthetic form in fact on a daily
merely aesthetic form in fact on a daily
merely aesthetic form in fact on a daily basis we use photographs as a form of
basis we use photographs as a form of
basis we use photographs as a form of direct and concrete language we are
direct and concrete language we are
direct and concrete language we are communicating intentionally or
communicating intentionally or
communicating intentionally or unintentionally myriad aspects of our
unintentionally myriad aspects of our
unintentionally myriad aspects of our life our self our meaning we in that way
life our self our meaning we in that way
life our self our meaning we in that way are all photographers ultimately
are all photographers ultimately
are all photographers ultimately transformed into speakers through our
transformed into speakers through our
transformed into speakers through our images thank you very much
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