Commenting on artists such as avedon, clifford, mapplethorpe, and nadar, roland barthes presents photography as being outside the codes of language or culture, acting on the body as much as on the mind, and rendering death and loss more acutely than any other medium. And this is the only immortality you and i may share, my lolita. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 160 pages and is available in paperback format. Barthes ideas explored a diverse range of fields and he influenced the development of many schools of theory, including structuralism, semiotics, social theory, design theory, anthropology, and poststructuralism. Ultimately or at the limit in order to see a photograph well, it is best to look away or close your eyes.
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