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Syntax and desire in early landscape photography

Goldschmidt, Lilith; Klein, Susanne

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Lilith Goldschmidt

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Dr Susanne Klein Susanne.Klein@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in EPSRC Manufacturing Fellow



Abstract

With the invention of photography, landscape photography was born. For the first time, it was possible to depict the 'truth of nature'. Some English photographers chose the syntax of European landscape paintings to capture bucolic scenes, idealizing a world endangered by the industrial revolution and social changes, others saw nature as a manifestation of the divine and transformed mere scenery into a moral landscape by using symbolism well known to the audience of that time. Capturing sheer wilderness was an American invention. The photographs taken by surveyors of the American West not only showed a completely new style but had also the purpose to serve as a guide to new lands to be conquered.

Citation

Goldschmidt, L., & Klein, S. (in press). Syntax and desire in early landscape photography

Conference Name Rivers, Mountains, Sky and Sea: Exploring Spirit and Place
Conference Location Lampeter
Start Date Jul 7, 2018
End Date Jul 8, 2018
Acceptance Date Jan 10, 2020
Deposit Date Jan 26, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Series Title Studies in Cosmology and Culture
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5250073
Publisher URL https://sophiacentrepress.com/portfolio-category/studies-in-cosmology-and-culture/
Additional Information Centre for Fine Print Research

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