Camera Lucida: Christian Boltanski, Connie Hatch, Alfredo Jaar, Liz Magor, Leonel Moura
Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind."--Alibris.
This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography.
Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes's personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book he published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography.
Barthes investigation into the meaning of photographs is a seminal work of twentieth-century critical theory. This is a special Vintage Design Edition, with fold-out cover and stunning photography throughout.
Of all his works it is the most accessible in language and the most revealing about the author.
Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind.