"Patience and Paranoia": The Necessary Art of Observation in a Modern World
Autor
Datum obhajoby
2024-06-12
Fakulta
Akademie múzických umění v Praze.Filmová a televizní fakulta
Katedra
Katedra fotografie
Typ práce
Bakalářská práce
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Oponent
Podnázev
Abstrakt
"Patience & Paranoia" explores the interplay between observation and heightened awareness in what we can deem as ‘anticipatory forms’ of photography–particularly documentary, street, and journalistic–drawing on themes from Thomas Pynchon's "The Crying of Lot 49." This thesis investigates how a state of mild paranoia, in the form of acute awareness and curiosity, might enhance a photographer's ability to uncover hidden narratives within the mundane.
Incorporating a blend of literary analysis—focusing on Pynchon’s depiction of postmodern uncertainty—technological foundations of photography, metaphysical probing, and empirical fieldwork, the research presents photography as a dual tool for historic documentation, and a unique understanding of the human condition.
Popis
Klíčová slova
pozorování, američtí spisovatelé, dokumentární fotografie, novinářská fotografie, paranoia, Pynchon, Thomas, 1937-