Electric Seeing

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Positions in Contemporary Video Art

By Charlotte Klink

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Electric Seeing by Charlotte Klink explores the evolution of electromagnetism as it relates to the concept of video, tracing its origins back to the 19th century. The book investigates the intersection of technological advances, media theory, and psychoanalysis, revealing how early discoveries shaped our modern understanding of video. Key themes include the development of media concepts like the medium and index, the philosophical and artistic contexts of the 1960s, and the psychoanalytic idea of the phantasm, illustrated through works by artists such as Yael Bartana and Hito Steyerl.
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Ideal for readers interested in media theory, art history, psychoanalysis, and the technological history of video.

A video theory from the technological outset and the desire for »electric seeing« in the 19th century until today's ubiquitous video practice.

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What is the subject of video?

Charlotte Klink traces the development of electromagnetism in the pursuit of Electric Seeing that emerged in the 19th century, as well as its curious relation to psychoanalysis and the contemporary discovery of the structure of the human psyche. In doing so, she exposes how this development laid the foundation of what we know today as "video".

This comprehensive theory of video entails a discussion of the technological, historical, and etymological roots, the media-theoretical concepts of medium and index, the philosophical and art-theoretical environment in which video emerged in the 1960s, the psychoanalytic concept of the phantasm, and artworks by artists such as Yael Bartana and Hito Steyerl.

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ISBN: 9783837657005

Publisher: Transcript Verlag

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 July 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: Transcript Verlag

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 15.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 482g

Pages: 350

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About the Author

Charlotte Klink is an artist and image/media theorist. Her artistic practice focusses on drawing, writing, video, and performance. She completed her PhD at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart (ABK) and was a visiting scholar at Tel Aviv University as a fellow of the Max Planck Society's Minerva Fellowship Program. Her research foci are contemporary art and aesthetics. She is co-founder of the DFG network 3GPositions of the third generation after World War II and the Shoah in contemporary literature and arts.

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