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Photographs of Environmental Phenomena
Since well before the debates about global warming and climate change, images have played an important part in bringing changes in nature and the environment to the attention of …
Proximity and Distance in Northern Landscape Pho – Contemporary Criticism, Curation, and Practice
Northern landscapes are both real places and representations, imagined spaces - notions which are bound to collide in landscape photography. In this book, photographers, academics, …
A New Thoughtfulness in Contemporary China – Critical Voices in Art and Aesthetics
Globalization euphoria and enthusiasm for the West are on the decline in contemporary China. Critical voices make themselves heard in artistic and cultural circles, turning towards …
Topographies of 'Borderland Schengen' – Documental Images of Undocumented Migration in European Borderlands
Analysing recent documentary films dealing with undocumented migration at the Schengen Area's fringes and against the backdrop of what has been termed the `European refugee …
Images of Illegalized Immigration
Illegalized immigration is a highly iconic topic. The public perception of the current regime for mobility is profoundly shaped by visual and verbal images. As the issue of …
Contesting Visibility
Since the introduction of photography by commercial studio photographers and the colonial state in Kenya, this global medium has been intensely debated and contested among Muslims …
Border Wall Aesthetics – Artworks in Border Spaces
30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we live in a time of globalization and free trade. Nevertheless, 70 new border walls have been built in this period - put together, they …
Image Politics of Climate Change
Scientific research on climate change has given rise to a variety of images picturing climate change. These range from colorful expert graphics, model visualizations, photographs …
Roman Charity
"Roman Charity" investigates the iconography of the breastfeeding daughter from the perspective of queer sexuality and erotic maternity. The volume explores the popularity of a …
Pictorial Appearing – Image Theory After Representation
The proliferation of digital technology has changed our visual perception and the way we interpret terms such as 'representation', 'immersion', and 'virtuality'. Kresimir Purgar …
Artistic Transfer – Efficiency Through Unruly Thinking
Non-conformist, non-linear, unruly thought and action have always led to great works of art, pathbreaking inventions and forward-looking perspectives. But how can this precious …
Fusing Lab and Gallery
Why do Japanese artists team up with engineers in order to create so-called "Device Art"? What is a nanoscientist's motivation in approaching the artworld? In the past few years, …