Abstract
In the post-war period a heterogeneous group of photographers articulate a new photographic approach to the city as motive in a photographic language that combines intense formalism with subjective vision. This paper analyses the photobook Fragments of a City published in 1960 by Danish photographer Keld Helmer-Petersen. The book is a pioneering example of this post-war tendency and yet it has not been analysed or presented academically before. In the paper I examine how the book forms a new mode of representation that balances between abstraction and realism and how this has an influence on both questions of representation and perception.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | INTER Photo Arch International Conference : Inter - Photography and Architecture. Intersections |
| Editors | Ruben A. Alcolea, Jorge Tárrago |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Place of Publication | [Pamplona] |
| Publisher | Publicaciones Universidad de Navarra |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2016 |
| Pages | 46-55 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-848081-521-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Nov 2016 |
| Event | Inter photo arch = Inter photo arch : congreso internacional : inter-fotografia y arquitectura 0 international conference : inter-photography and architecture - Museo Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain Duration: 2 Nov 2016 → 4 Nov 2016 https://museo.unav.edu/en/investigacion/congreso-internacional-inter-fotografia-arquitectura |
Conference
| Conference | Inter photo arch = Inter photo arch |
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| Location | Museo Universidad de Navarra |
| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Pamplona |
| Period | 02/11/2016 → 04/11/2016 |
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