The lure of the image / edited by: Marco De Mutiis, Gwendolyn Fässler, Doris Gassert, Alessandra Nappo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Mutiis, Marco, 1983- editor.

Fässler, Gwendolyn, editor.

Gassert, Doris, editor.

Nappo, Alessandra, editor.

Fotomuseum Winterthur, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions.

Photography, Artistic.

Photography.

Physical Description:

286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[New York] : ARTBOOK/D.A.P.

Place of Publication:

Leipzig : Spector Books, 2025.

Summary:

"The Lure of the Image explores the seductive powers of contemporary digital forms of photography: How do images bait or beguile us, capture and control us as they circulate online? The artistic positions and essays assembled in this book engage with visual phenomena that serve as vehicles for online communication, criticism, and humor, highlighting the crucial role images play in shaping our digital social, cultural, and political landscapes. From Tinder profiles to beauty filters, from ASMR to memes and emoji, and from "cute" to "cursed" images, the book navigates the complex mechanisms of the lure exerted by networked visual culture. It sheds light on how images and their underlying structures--from algorithms to datasets--direct our attention, provoke emotions, and influence opinion, significantly impacting how we perceive, interpret, and move through both our online and our offline worlds. james taylor-foster is a writer and curator of design and digital culture with a training in architecture."-- Publisher's website.

Notes:

"This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition The Lure of the Image at Fotomuseum Winterthur, 17 May-12 October 2025."

Loose-leaf collection in binder.

Local Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Fotomuseum Winterthur, May 17 - October 12, 2025.

ISBN:

9783959059145

3959059140

OCLC:

1527590031