Devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze
Starting with a photograph of a Yoruba helmet mask from Carl Einstein's Negerplastik, the article seeks to demonstrate that, contrary to what it may seem at first sight, no photography is transparent and that its visual assumptions are anchored in the experience of the imperial Western gaze ove...
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| description | Starting with a photograph of a Yoruba helmet mask from Carl Einstein's Negerplastik, the article seeks to demonstrate that, contrary to what it may seem at first sight, no photography is transparent and that its visual assumptions are anchored in the experience of the imperial Western gaze over the other. It is about exploring the implications of a stance that considers photography not merely as a tool for the dissemination of the so-called primitive arts, but as a vector of a machinic becoming of these arts, devouring and producing images that express a specific and imperial sensibility with its historicity and its dilemmas. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-166522023-02-13T20:14:12Z Devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze Devoradores de dioses: la fotografía, las artes negras y la mirada imperial Devoradores de deuses: a fotografia, as artes negras e a mira imperial Macedo, Rafael Gonzaga de Macedo, Rafael Gonzaga de Macedo, Rafael Gonzaga de Carl Einstein Fotografía Arte negra Etnocentrismo Carl Einstein Photography Black art Ethnocentrism Carl Einstein Fotografia Arte negra Etnocentrismo Starting with a photograph of a Yoruba helmet mask from Carl Einstein's Negerplastik, the article seeks to demonstrate that, contrary to what it may seem at first sight, no photography is transparent and that its visual assumptions are anchored in the experience of the imperial Western gaze over the other. It is about exploring the implications of a stance that considers photography not merely as a tool for the dissemination of the so-called primitive arts, but as a vector of a machinic becoming of these arts, devouring and producing images that express a specific and imperial sensibility with its historicity and its dilemmas. Partiendo de una fotografía de una máscara de casco yoruba de la Negerplastik de Carl Einstein, el artículo pretende demostrar que, en contra de lo que podría parecer a primera vista, ninguna fotografía es transparente y que sus supuestos visuales están anclados en la experiencia de la mirada imperial occidental sobre el otro. Se trata de explorar las implicaciones de una postura que considera a la fotografía no sólo como herramienta de difusión de las llamadas artes primitivas, sino como vector de un devenir maquínico de estas artes, devorando y produciendo imágenes que expresan una sensibilidad específica e imperial con su historicidad y sus dilemas. Partindo de uma fotografia de uma máscara elmo iorubá presente na obra Negerplastik de Carl Einstein, o artigo procura demonstrar que, ao contrário do que possa parecer à primeira vista, nenhuma fotografia é transparente e que seus pressupostos visuais estão ancorados na experiência do olhar imperial ocidental sobre o outro. Trata-se de explorar as implicações de uma postura que considera a fotografia não meramente como uma ferramenta para a divulgação das artes ditas primitivas, mas como vetor de um devir maquínico dessas artes, devorando e produzindo imagens que expressam uma sensibilidade específica e imperial com sua historicidade e seus dilemas. Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2022-07-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text Texto Avaliado pelos pares Texto application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/16652 10.20396/proa.v11i1.16652 PROA: Revista de Antropologia e Arte; Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021): Indigenous cinema: past, present and future; 263–284 PROA: Revista de Antropologia e Arte; Vol. 11 Núm. 1 (2021): Cine indígena: pasado, presente y futuro; 263–284 Proa: Revista de Antropologia e Arte; v. 11 n. 1 (2021): Cinema indígena: passado, presente e futuro; 263–284 2175-6015 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/16652/11438 World; Contemporary Mundo; Contemporáneo Mundo; Contemporâneo Copyright (c) 2021 Proa: Revista de Antropologia e Arte https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| spellingShingle | Macedo, Rafael Gonzaga de Macedo, Rafael Gonzaga de Macedo, Rafael Gonzaga de Carl Einstein Fotografía Arte negra Etnocentrismo Carl Einstein Photography Black art Ethnocentrism Carl Einstein Fotografia Arte negra Etnocentrismo Devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze |
| title | Devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze |
| title_full | Devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze |
| title_fullStr | Devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze |
| title_full_unstemmed | Devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze |
| title_short | Devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze |
| title_sort | devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze |
| topic | Carl Einstein Fotografía Arte negra Etnocentrismo Carl Einstein Photography Black art Ethnocentrism Carl Einstein Fotografia Arte negra Etnocentrismo |
| url | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/16652 |
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