Overview

Photographing Ambiguity examines photography as a metaphor for technological culture, arguing that a relational exploration of the medium can shed light on the dominant ideological tendencies of our time. The book advocates for photographic practices that emphasize ambiguity, suggesting that this approach fosters more conscientious, ecological, and creative relationships within the technological ecosystem of contemporary life. encourages readers to understand photographs not as benchmarks of reality but as ambiguous constructions of our present and future imaginaries.

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Author:   Ted Hiebert
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781487525675

ISBN 10:   1487525672
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   02 May 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of Photographs and Exercises Acknowledgments Introduction Provocation Lament Structure Snapshots Photographing Ambiguity 1. Ecopoetics of Blur Cross-Eyed Visions Between Crossed Eyes The Accident of Humanity Stealing Souls Peripheral Visioning Plastic Gaia Ecopoetics of Blur 2. Necro-Reflectivity To Walk a Mirror The Death of Reflection Reflection after the Death of Reflection Homeopathic Proximity Zombie Existentialism Nihilist Ecopoetics Necro-Reflectivity 3. Smash Metaphysics Smash After the Smash How to Greet the Death of the Future A World Seen with Closed Eyes The Production of Hope Blowing Bubbles Smash Metaphysics 4. Non-Choreography On the Ceiling A Chair Inside My Head Going Off-Script Workshop for Potential Reality Reality Flexing Pataphysics with a Conscience Non-Choreography 5. Digital Darkness Laser Pointer Tag Fashioned with Flare Placebo Ergo Sum Manufactured Darkness Emotional Contagion Deceleration Digital Darkness 6. Conspiracy Thinking Tinfoil Hats Attunement An Excess of Privacy The Conspiracy of the Real Van Gogh’s Right Ear Horseplay Conspiracy Thinking Postscript Exercise in Psychic Photography Ghost Images Photographing Ambiguity Notes Index

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Ted Hiebert is a professor and chair of the School of Image Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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