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See moreIn this bold rewriting of visual culture, Brooke Belisle uses dimensionality to rethink the history and theory of media aesthetics. With Depth Effects, she traces A.I.-enabled techniques of computational imaging back to spatial strategies of early photography, analysing everyday smartphone apps by way of almost-forgotten media forms.
Drawing on the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Belisle explores depth both as a problem of visual representation (how can flat images depict a voluminous world?) and as a philosophical paradox (how do things cohere beyond the limits of our view?).
She explains how today's depth effects continue colonialist ambitions toward totalising ways of seeing. But she also shows how artists deploy dimensionality to articulate what remains invisible and irreducible.
Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Praised for illuminating the complexities of dimensional aesthetics and computational imaging, Depth Effects is considered a triumph in visual culture studies by the Society of American Archivists. Film Quarterly commends its thorough theoretical depth, historical breadth, and open-ended exploration of visual media, making it a significant contribution to contemporary visual media scholarship.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780520393868
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 December 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Illustration: 49 b-w illustrations, 8 color illustrations
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 408g
Pages: 244
About the Author
Brooke Belisle is Associate Professor of Art at Stony Brook University.
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