Bible in Photography
Index, Icon, Tableau, Vision
«The highlight of the book is the selection of images and the grappling with the literal and the spiritual—the difficulties of representing historically real persons using contemporary models, and of conveying a “something more” beyond the surface, an element of transcendence… There’s much to savor here!»
Art & Theology
Sheona Beaumont addresses the untold story of biblical subjects in photography. She argues that stories, characters, and symbols from the Bible are found to pervade photographic practices and ideas, across the worlds of advertising and reportage, the book and the gallery, in theoretical discourse and in the words of photographers themselves.
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Sheona Beaumont addresses the untold story of biblical subjects in photography. She argues that stories, characters, and symbols from the Bible are found to pervade photographic practices and ideas, across the worlds of advertising and reportage, the book and the gallery, in theoretical discourse and in the words of photographers themselves.
Beaumont engages interpretative tools from biblical reception studies, art history, and visual culture criticism in order to present four terms for describing photography's latent spirituality: the index, the icon, the tableau, and the vision. Throughout her journey she includes lively discussion of selected fine art photography dealing with the Bible in surprising ways, from images by William Henry Fox Talbot in the 19th century to David Mach in the 21st. Far from telling a secular story, photography and the conditions of its representations are exposed in theological depth.; Beaumont skillfully interweaves discussion of the images and theology, arguing for the dynamic and potent voice of the Bible in photography and enriching visual culture criticism with a renewed religious understanding.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- T.& T.Clark Ltd
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780567706539
- Utgivelsesår
- 2024
- Format
- 25 x 19 cm
Om forfatteren
Sheona Beaumont is a photographer and writer, and Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London, UK.
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«The highlight of the book is the selection of images and the grappling with the literal and the spiritual—the difficulties of representing historically real persons using contemporary models, and of conveying a “something more” beyond the surface, an element of transcendence… There’s much to savor here!»
Art & Theology
«Recognising the myriad afterlives of the Bible in visual art, Sheona Beaumont’s volume provides us with varied ways in which photographers have creatively engaged with biblical themes.»
Material Religion
«[This] book challenges traditional boundaries and offers a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective that has the potential to sustain both academic and devotional discourse… Those who are willing to think deeply with this book’s contents will be rewarded with a worthwhile study that illuminates the multifaceted dialogue between photography and the Bible. Beaumont’s nuanced reflections on realism and her deep respect for the interplay between text and image make this book essential reading for anyone interested in the ongoing conversation between faith and visual culture.»
Art & Christianity
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