MyDeathSigns.com engages with Roland Barthes' concepts of the studium and the punctum. Working off the concept that behind each portrait's specificity lies the death of its subject, this video reconsiders the relationship between photography and social networking. All but a couple of the images and sounds were attained through the website mydeathspace.com.
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MyDeathSigns.com engages with Roland Barthes' concepts of the studium and the punctum. Working off the concept that behind each portrait's specificity lies the death of its subject, this video reconsiders the relationship between photography and social networking. All but a couple of the images and sounds were attained through the website mydeathspace.com.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2009
- Submitted to ArtBase: Saturday Sep 26th, 2009
- Original Url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqSZcoMJEC8
- Permalink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqSZcoMJEC8
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Work Credits:
- Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa, creator
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