Camera Lucida. Comments on photographs

"Camera Lucida. Commentary on the photo "(1980) of Rolan Barta is one of the first fundamental studies of the nature of the photograph and at the same time the Ommage of the author"s deceased mother. Interest in the chance that in the hands of the photograph of 1870 caused the desire to learn from Bart, thanks to what a significant sign photo stands out from the entire set of images. By setting a question of classification, systematization of photographs, the philosopher builds his own phenomenology, introducing the concept of Studium and Punctum. Studium denotes the cultural, linguistic and political interpretation of photography, PUNCTUM - purely personal emotional meaning, allowing you to establish a direct connection with the photo image
In the book "Camera Lucida. Commentary on the photo "Roland Bart explores the deep nature of photography and the reaction that it causes us. Cultural, sociopolithic context is only one layer of perception, sometimes much more important than emotional bonds, allowing parallels between personal experience and just seen