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Camera vision : an investigation into uncertainties of visual perception through the practice of photography

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dc.contributor.authorPlayfair, Lauren
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Art, Architecture and Design
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionvii, 62 leaves
dc.descriptionillustrations (some colour)
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 58-62)
dc.description.abstractWe live in a world that has been seduced by the image. In our predominantly visual culture we are accustomed to relying on photographs for a myriad of diverse functions, which contribute to and inform the way we see the world around us. Through its images and associated actions, photography has transformed the way the world is discovered, remembered, chronicled and disseminated. This research is motivated by the apparent effect that photography has on our understanding of reality. It concentrates on the photographic practice associated with documentary photography. The practical work pulls apart images, recontextualising and manipulating ‘documentary photographs’ that are sourced from a variety of publications, but most significantly from National Geographic magazines. The aim is to question the status of the photograph as a ‘documentary’ tool intended to record reality by suggesting that it simultaneously contributes to creating that reality. The creative outcomes of this research investigate the uncertainties of visual perception. The way we see and read photographic images is influenced by a variety of factors that are largely beyond our control, not least our own personal preconceptions and expectations that we unwittingly project onto everything we see.
dc.description.dissertationThesis (MVisualArt)--University of South Australia, 2013.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/138857
dc.language.isoen
dc.provenanceCopyright 2013 Lauren Playfair.
dc.subjectuncertainty
dc.subject.lcshPhotography
dc.subject.lcshVisual perception
dc.titleCamera vision : an investigation into uncertainties of visual perception through the practice of photography
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