A series of 4 lectures by Stephen Shore part of the photography chair CHANEL – Jeu de Paume.
What is a photograph and how do we perceive it? This series of four lectures will explore the formal attributes of a photograph – how the world translated, transformed into a photograph. They will explore the formal tools of that transformation and how those tools implement and necessitate the imposition of structure. Finally, the lectures will describe the cognitive understanding of the image. This series begins with what a photograph is physical and formally and ends with how we ultimately receive the image.
Lecture 1 • 12.05.2025 • 18:30 – 20:00
The nature of photographs
“A photograph is not what was photographed. It’s something else.” (Winogrand).
Lecture 2 • 13.05.2025 • 18:30 – 20:00
Form and pressure
Photography as an analytic medium: the relationship of form to content.
Lecture 3 • 15.05.2025 • 18:30 – 20:00
Attention
Experiencing the world: Paying attention to the mundane.
Lecture 4 • 16.05.2025 • 18:30 – 20:00
The Mental Level.
The level on which we ultimately experience a photograph.
https://jeudepaume.org/evenement/chaire-chanel-avec-stephen-shore/
The lectures will be in English.
