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The Domestic Interior and the Self in Contemporary Photography

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The Domestic Interior and the Self in Contemporary Photography by Jane Simon offers a fresh perspective on photography theory and criticism by intertwining domestic spaces with self-representation. Challenging traditional self-portraiture, the book explores how photographic depictions of interiors and objects function as autobiographical expressions. Featuring artists such as Rinko Kawauchi and Catherine Opie, it examines the personal gaze within domestic photography to redefine the boundaries of public and private spheres.
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Ideal for scholars and students of photographic history, art history, visual studies, and those interested in contemporary photographic practices and autobiographical narratives.

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By carefully conceptualizing the domestic in relation to the self and the photographic, this book offers a unique contribution to both photography theory and criticism, and life-narrative studies.

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By carefully conceptualising the domestic in relation to the self and the photographic, this book offers a unique contribution to both photography theory and criticism, and life-narrative studies. Jane Simon brings together two critical practices into a new conversation, arguing that artists who harness domestic photography can advance a more expansive understanding of the autobiographical.

Exploring the idea that self-representation need not equate to self-portraiture or involve the human form, artists from around the globe are examined, including Rinko Kawauchi, Catherine Opie, Dayanita Singh, Moyra Davey, and Elina Brotherus, who maintain a personal gaze at domestic detail. By treating the representation of interiors, domestic objects, and the very practice of photographic seeing and framing as autobiographical gestures, The Domestic Interior and the Self in Contemporary Photography reframes the relationship between interiors and exteriors, public and private, and insists on the importance of domestic interiors to understandings of the self and photography.

This book will be of interest to scholars working in photographic history and theory, art history, and visual studies.

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ISBN: 9780367543402

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 20 Halftones, color; 24 Halftones, black and white; 20 Illustrations, color; 24 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Jane Simon is a senior lecturer in photography and film at Macquarie University, Australia.

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