Photography on the borders of audiovisual hypertrophy. Interview with Daniel Vargas
La fotografía en los linderos de la hipertrofia audiovisual. Entrevista con Daniel Vargas
Fotografia nas fronteiras da hipertrofia audiovisual. Entrevista com Daniel Vargas
| 2022 | |
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memoria colectiva patrimonio fotografía preservación archivo collective memory heritage photography preservation archive memória coletiva patrimônio fotografia preservação arquivo |
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| Español | |
| Universidad Católica del Uruguay | |
| LIBERI | |
| https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/revistadixit/article/view/3038 | |
| Acceso abierto |
| Sumario: | The extensive universe of audiovisual heritage covers various areas. One of them focuses on the preservation of photographic collections. The exponential increase in the production of images, derived from access to new technologies, has led to their mass use in terms of distribution and consumption. This scenario invites us to reflect on the role that photographic documentary collections play in the (re)construction of a collective memory, both in a diachronic and synchronic sense. The case of the Photography Archive Museum, located in the heart of Mexico City, is a space conceived as a repository of a visual memory that shows the transformations of a convulsive and culturally complex capital. In this interview, the visual anthropologist Daniel Vargas (current director of this institution), addresses not only the challenges involved in maintaining a collection consisting of just over two million images in optimal conditions, but also its impact on the construction of a collective memory. |
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