Dominique Baqué on Photography's Shift from Reality to Fiction
Dominique Baqué examines photography's evolution from a scientific tool capturing reality to a medium of fiction. The essay focuses on photographers working at the boundary between fiction and reality, analyzing how the medium's objective function has transformed over time. Published in artpress in November 2003.
Key facts
- Photography was initially a scientific tool showing reality incontestably.
- Its objective function has transformed over the years into a privileged medium of fiction.
- Dominique Baqué examines photography's shift from reality to fiction.
- The analysis covers photographers working at the edge of fiction and reality.
- The essay was published in artpress in November 2003.
- A PDF file is available for download.
Entities
Artists
- Dominique Baqué
Institutions
- artpress
Sources
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