Blind photographs: looking beyond vision

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https://doi.org/10.5216/sec.v23i.53796

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sentidos, percepção, imagem, fotografia, cegueira

Abstract

Concerns about the role of the image in today’s society and the observation of its preponderance in the relationships between individuals are the starting point for a reflection on the relationship of blind people with photography. How does an image generated by a blind photographer fits into the contemporary imagery world? In this article I analyze the catalog of the exhibition “Sight Unseen”, which presented the work of twelve blind photographers. I try to understand how the images of these photographers are presented and the arguments involved in the contextualization of their artistic work. I evaluate how their works mobilize the notions of sight and gaze that permeate the universe of the image and what kind of
destabilization are raised around these concepts. Finally, I reflect on what the images generated by blind photographers teach us about visuality and our ways of seeing.

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Author Biography

Olivia von der Weid, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Doutora em Antropologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e Professora da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

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2020-05-18

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VON DER WEID, O. Blind photographs: looking beyond vision. Sociedade e Cultura, Goiânia, v. 23, 2020. DOI: 10.5216/sec.v23i.53796. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/fcs/article/view/53796. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 23 (2020)

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