Leksykon fotografii – film dokumentalny i zapis wideo jako portret artysty fotografa
Leksykon fotografii / Photography Lexicon – Documentary Films and Video Footages as Portraits of an Art Photographer

Author(s): Janusz Musiał
Subject(s): Photography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: documentary film on photography; interview with a photographer; film on photography; audiovisual portrait
Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the significance and function of a documentary film and video footage as the portrait of an author (precisely, the portrait of an art photographer). The first part introduces the issue of a film being an audiovisual document. Then, Leksykon fotografii [Photography Lexicon] is discussed with regard to its origins, assumptions, and the idea of reviving an author by means of media environment, that is, film screening, video installation, or VR technology. While being screened, the audiovisual medium first and foremost makes us believe that it has indeed reconstructed an encounter with a living human being; thereby, it creates an illusion of intimacy with its protagonist and his or her media appearance. The protagonist recalls his or her private life, family, and friends; moreover, the photographer shares his or her views, discusses the creative process, points to the inspirations and contexts of particular works, ponders upon his or her life with photography, and, finally, considers the role and significance of this medium. This text refers to the views of such theorists as: Roland Barthes, Susan Sontag, Jerzy Lewczyński, Kazimierz Karabasz, Vilem Flusser, and Jean Baudrillard.

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