Allan Sekula

A crisp introduction to the theoretical work of Allan Sekula, who was
""virtually unnoticed in Britain''. The author concentrates on Sekula's
articles: ""The Invention of Photographic Meaning'', ""The Instrumental Image:
Steichen at War'', ""The Traffic in Photographs'' and ""Photography Between
Labour and Capital''. ""Sekula provides us with the crucial outlines of a
theory of photography which makes apparent the contradictions of the
traditional accounts, and simultaneously offers a framework for considering the
production of meaning in photographic representation. (...) This project is
both thoroughly historical and concretely materialist.'' This article is
followed by Allan Sekula's photographic work ""Sketch for a Geography Lesson'',
including some of Sekula's comments on his work.


Citaten:
Sekula, A.: The Invention of Photographic Meaning
Sekula, A.: The Instrumental Image - Steichen at War
Sekula, A.: Photography Between Labour and Capital