Nomadic Camera: Photography, Displacement and Dis:connectivities

Burcu Dogramaci (Curatore)

Winfried Gerling (Curatore)

Leuven University Press, 2026

Multiperspective approach towards photography as a nomadic device and photographs as mobile objects of circulation. From its introduction in the early nineteenth century and through ongoing technical developments, photography has been a mobile medium closely tied to equipment, social conditions and cultural framings. The volume Nomadic Camera investigates the technical, medial and aesthetic relationship between photography and displacement in historical and contemporary perspectives. The contributing authors adopt the term ‘nomadic’ – signifying a transitory form of existence – to explore photography beyond static concepts of being and national boundaries. Viewing photography as a formative part of this history of mobility and migration, the book explores the interplay between the concepts of the ‘nomadic’ and the ‘camera’, offering new perspectives on photography as a medium on the move. The interdisciplinary contributions approach this topic from various angles. They examine photographic tools and technologies; investigate the role of bodies, agents, and performative acts in photographic practices; explore how photography constructs and conveys narratives of movement; and address issues of image circulation, archiving, and memory.

• Curatore: Burcu Dogramaci, Winfried Gerling
• Editore: Leuven University Press
• Anno: 2026
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 400 p.
• Dimensioni: 233 x 155 mm
• Peso: 454 gr.
• EAN: 9789462705029

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