Media Faktura. On some Technical Conditions of Image-Making in Art. Issue 1 (1st March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Broeckmann, Andreas
• Is Part Of: Artifact. Volume 4:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 701
• Page End: 710
• Publication Date: 2017-03-01
• Subjects: Computer-aided design -- Periodicals; 620.00420285
• DOI: 10.14434/artifact.v4i1.13125
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1749-3463

Abstract

The text contributes to the discussion about the ontological status of the "image" by offering an analysis of the technical and material conditions of image-making. Departing from a close reading of French artist Julien Maire's installation "Memory Cone" (2009), the paper discusses four distinct types of technical conditions which determine mediated images: physiological, physical, electronic, and algorithmic. It references art historical examples to argue that such technical conditions have always been fundamental to images, and suggests the interdependency between these medial layers.