ABC der Photographie
Subtitle: Photobücher der Weimarer Republik als Schulen des Sehens
By: Mareike Stoll
Series: Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photographie. DGPh-Stipendium zur Geschichte des deutschsprachigen Photobuchs -- Band 2; Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photographie -- Bd. 2.
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Köln
Language: ger
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9783960982814
Subjects: Photobooks; History; Photography
Description: "ABC der Photographie (The ABC of Photography) investigates the phenomenon of the photobook in interwar Germany and reconstructs the reasons for its popularity through reference to various theoretical, medium-related, political and artistic contexts. Examining a series of photobooks, e. g. Aenne Biermanns '60 Fotos' (1930) and Alfred Ehrhardts 'Das Watt' (1937), and writings on photography from 1924 to 1937, the book argues that the photobook appears against a historical horizon where political warnings of the manipulability of photography proliferate. The photobook arises as a training device that slows down perception, imposes a critical distance, and develops new forms of visual engagement. ABC der Photographie argues that the photobook - with its page layouts, spaces in between the individual photographs, and photographic sequences - demands an active reading process that in turn has an effect on the beholder. Moreover, it offers itself such a reading experience"--Publisher's website.
Notes: Originally presented as the author's dissertation.

Includes bibliographical references.