Edmond Couchot's 'Des images, du temps et des machines' explores art and automation

In his publication 'Des images, du temps et des machines' (Éditions Jacqueline Chambon), Edmond Couchot posits that the trajectory of art is veering towards automation. He traces this evolution from the Renaissance's innovative imagery through the development of perspective, advancing to photography and cinema. The optical framework of television aligns closely with live broadcasts. Video technology alters both images and the temporal relationship with viewers. The emergence of interactive and virtual visuals necessitates new perspectives via computers. The simultaneity of image and viewer creates a technesthetic experience, where cognitive functions generate meaning. Couchot examines the concept of chronogenesis in art-making and its alignment with the viewer's perspective, pondering whether art ultimately devolves into 'automation,' resonating with Benjamin's thoughts on reproduction.