Photo-Objects: On the Materiality of Photographs and Photo Archives

• Main Author: Franka Schneider (auth)
• Other Authors: Costanza Caraffa (auth), Julia Bärnighausen (auth), Stefanie Klamm (auth), Petra Wodtke (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Edition Open Access 2020
• Series: Studies 12: Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge
• Subjects: history of science and humanities; visualization practices; scientific practices; MPRL; Edition Open Access; material culture; photography
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Photographs are not simply images but also historically shaped three-dimensional objects. They hold a physical presence, bear traces of handling and use, and circulate in social, political, and institutional networks. Beyond their visual content, they are increasingly acknowledged as material "...