Leister, Wiebke (2006) Unjoyful Laughter and the Non-Likeness of Photographic Portraiture. PhD thesis, Royal College of Art, London.
Type of Research: | Thesis |
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Creators: | Leister, Wiebke |
Description: | This research investigates photographic portraits that can be considered as potentially non-mimetic images. It uses the portrait of laughter in theory and in practice to explore a ´non-like´, iconic relation between a photograph and its model. In opposition to portraying a specific laughing sitter, here the photograph is more informed by what the viewer brings to his or her subjective encounter with that photograph. Among other subjects, my research compares portraiture to clownish performance. Hence, the photographic portrait shifts register, becoming less a likeness of the sitter, rather a portrait of the viewer´s process of interpretation. As an extension of our understanding of the genre portraiture, I am using and testing the German term 'Bildnis', trying to find a clearer understanding of portraits that are Non-Likenesses. Supervisors: Olivier Richon, Francette Pacteau |
Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | non-likeness, Bildnis, portraiture, laughter |
Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > London College of Communication Research Centres/Networks > Photography & the Archive Research Centre (PARC) |
Date: | 2006 |
Funders: | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), RCA art fund |
Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2018 09:21 |
Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2018 09:21 |
Item ID: | 13247 |
URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/13247 |
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