Intention, chance and significance in the photography archive

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José Pablo Concha Lagos

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This essay presents a reflection on the importance of the specific intention of the author, of the context, and of chance, as determining factors in the possible significance given to archive photographs. It also analyses the complex relationship between the images and those who interpret them. Moreover, the study considers as key elements in the process of signification the particular perspectives from which photographs are approached.

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José Pablo Concha Lagos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
jconchal@puc.cl