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Miniature at Large
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SYSNO ASEP 0581064 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title Miniature at Large Author(s) Dvořák, Tomáš (FLU-F) RID, ORCID, SAI Source Title Interfaces: image, texte, language
-, č. 50 (2023), s. 37-50Number of pages 14 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country FR - France Keywords miniature ; reduced model ; portrait ; reproduction ; photography ; Lévi-Strauss (Claude) Subject RIV AJ - Letters, Mass-media, Audiovision OECD category Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology Method of publishing Open access Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 DOI https://doi.org/10.4000/interfaces.7911 Annotation By discussing Claude Lévi-Strauss’s concept and use of the reduced model and the historical development of portrait miniatures and art reproductions, this article demonstrates that the process of image miniaturization is integral to, and congruent with, the process of establishing larger image infrastructures and the rescaling of visual culture towards the numerous, instrumental, and generic. The article sets out with an analysis of reproductions in Lévi-Strauss’s La Pensée sauvage to show how they participate in recursive chains of miniaturization or reduction of complexity. The reduction of dimensions, qualities, or the substitution of a detail for a whole simultaneously produces a generic model that is prone to multiplication and mobility. This process is exemplified by the development of portrait miniatures and their transition to photography via mechanical instruments of reproduction. The article concludes by highlighting the miniature character of photography in physical, discursive, and technical sense. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2024 Electronic address https://doi.org/10.4000/interfaces.7911
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