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The Glass Veil: Seven Adventures in Wonderland

By Sabine Flach , Suzanne Anker

Book information

Publisher
Peter Lang AG
Year
2015
ISBN
303431101X, 9783034311014
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (14150364 bytes)
Series
Art – Knowledge – Theory
Edition
1
Pages
222\223
Time added
2017-05-02 00:05:45
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Description

In this collaborative work between artist and theorist Suzanne Anker and art historian Sabine Flach, the study of image production unveils the reality of pictures beyond their function as mere representations of the world. The visuals range from firsthand accounts of specimen collections in historical medical museums, to scientific research laboratories, to studies of plant propagation, among other themes concerning life forms and Bio Art. Focusing on systems of artistic knowledge, the authors demonstrate how context, scale and framing devices alter meaning in pictorial systems. Somatic responses, classification networks and image banks are explored as they relate to intersections in visual art and the biological sciences.

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