Photography as artistic research

Anke Coumans

Photography as artistic research

Anke Coumans

Image in Context

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In deze lezing en in dit artikel wordt de hedendaagse problematiek van het fotografische beeld beschreven vanuit de theorie van Vilem Flusser: beelden zijn concepten geworden die ons het zicht op de werkelijkheid ontnemen. Het expertisecentrum PRICCAPractice brengt artistieke praktijken bij elkaar waarin fotografie onderdeel is van een onderzoek naar de werkelijkheid,

Originele taal-2	English
Aantal pagina's	11
Status	Published - 3 mrt. 2014

Keywords

kunst
fotografie
realiteit

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PRICCAPractice: Photographic Research in Cross Cultural and Cross Disciplinary Artistic Practices
Stultiens, A. & Coumans, A.
1/09/16 → 1/09/17
Project: Other

1 Book
1 Digital or Visual Products
1 Exhibition
1 Website
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Anders belicht
Coumans, A. (Producer), 11 nov. 2016
Onderzoeksoutput: Digital or Visual Products › Other research output
We, people in transition: laten zien
Stultiens, A. (Developer), van Hoven, B. (Developer) & Coumans, A. (Developer), 2016
Onderzoeksoutput: Exhibition › Other research output

Open Access
Priccapractice #4 the world as we know it, the people as we know them, through lens based images
Coumans, A. & Stultiens, A., sep. 2015, 10 blz.
Onderzoeksoutput: Other contribution › Other research output

1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
1 Other

Visit Marmare Triennale
Anke Coumans (Member) & Bibi Straatman (Member)
26 mei 2016 → 29 mei 2016
Activiteit: Other
Expert Meeting PRICCAPractice
Anke Coumans (Keynote/plenary speaker)
21 nov. 2014
Activiteit: Participation in workshop, seminar, course

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