Siegendorf. Zur Geschichte und Rezeption privater Fotografie On the History and Reception of private Photography

Introducing her article, the author poses questions concerning
interpretations of narrative texts and private forms of
photography, referring to the dilemma of sentimental suffocation
versus the distanced approach associated with scientific
fieldresearch. The article deals with the confrontation with
private photography in the context of a university project:
'Fotodokumentation Volkskultur und Lebensgeschichte' (Photo
documentation of native culture and personal histories), funded
by the Institut für Volkskunde of the University of Wien,
Austria. The author collected private forms of photography
(dating as far back as 1900) and conducted narrative interviews
to reconstruct the pictures' context. The geographical place was
Siegensdorf, Austria near the Hungarian border. The history of
the area's economic structure is described. The collection is
analysed in terms of the objects photographed (citing Bourdieu),
and in relation to the development from professional to private
photography. (German)



Citaten:
Bourdieu, P.