Camera Geologica
An Elemental History of Photography
1st Edition
Published on 5. February 2024
280 pages
978-1-4780-5917-2 (ISBN)
Description
From rare-metal mining to environmental photography, Siobhan Angus tells the history of photography from a materialist perspective of the minerals extractive practices upon which the medium depends.
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03/2024
Duke University Press
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Siobhan Angus is Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Carleton University.
Content
List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. Bitumen and a Reorientation of Vision 30
2. Silver and Scale 67
3. Platinum and Atmosphere 106
4. Iron and Unstable Boundaries 132
5. Uranium and Photography beyond Vision 164
6. Rare Earth Elements and De/Materialization 196
Conclusion. All That Is Solid Melts into Air 22
Notes 231
Bibliography 263
Index 293
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. Bitumen and a Reorientation of Vision 30
2. Silver and Scale 67
3. Platinum and Atmosphere 106
4. Iron and Unstable Boundaries 132
5. Uranium and Photography beyond Vision 164
6. Rare Earth Elements and De/Materialization 196
Conclusion. All That Is Solid Melts into Air 22
Notes 231
Bibliography 263
Index 293
