Viewing distance:

Viewing Distance utilizes declassified material from US government archives to examine photography's role as a tool of the national security state for reconnaissance, surveillance, and documentation of advanced technologies. While many of the source images date back to the middle 20th century,...

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Weitere Verfasser: Hume, Evan 1987- (FotografIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Hillsborough, NC] Daylight Community Arts Foundation [2021]
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Zusammenfassung:Viewing Distance utilizes declassified material from US government archives to examine photography's role as a tool of the national security state for reconnaissance, surveillance, and documentation of advanced technologies. While many of the source images date back to the middle 20th century, they have only recently been declassified and much information remains secret. These images represent the decades-long time delay from when knowledge comes into being and when it becomes publicly accessible. The early Cold War period that much of the material originates from is a significant turning point in photography's use for intelligence gathering. Desire for clandestine reconnaissance photography resulted in high-altitude, high-speed aircraft such as the U-2 and SR-71, the latter essentially a camera that could fly faster than the speed of sound. Photographs pertaining to these innovations are combined with contemporary documents and devices, connecting past and present. Processes including analog printing, digital collage, scanner manipulation, and audio software are used to animate the archival material. Through this disruption and layering, historical fragments are presented in a state of flux, open to alternate associations and implications. What we are allowed to know and see is often incomplete and indeterminate, encouraging speculation and critical vision
Beschreibung:104 Seiten 26 cm
ISBN:9781954119031
1954119038

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