Miniature at Large
By discussing Claude Lévi-Strauss’s concept and use of the reduced model and the historical development of portrait miniatures and art reproductions, this article demonstrates that the process of image miniaturization is integral to, and congruent with, the process of establishing larger image infra...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:interfaces_7911 https://doi.org/10.4000/interfaces.7911 urn:doi:10.4000/interfaces.7911 en https://journals.openedition.org/interfaces/7911 2024-01-16T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/vltw https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Miniature at Large Interfaces Université Bourgogne Europe info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2647-6754 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1164-6225 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/interfaces Dvořák, Tomáš photographie portrait miniature modèle réduit reproduction Lévi-Strauss (Claude) photography portrait miniature reduced model reproduction Lévi-Strauss (Claude) By discussing Claude Lévi-Strauss’s concept and use of the reduced model and the historical development of portrait miniatures and art reproductions, this article demonstrates that the process of image miniaturization is integral to, and congruent with, the process of establishing larger image infrastructures and the rescaling of visual culture towards the numerous, instrumental, and generic. The article sets out with an analysis of reproductions in Lévi-Strauss’s La Pensée sauvage to show how they participate in recursive chains of miniaturization or reduction of complexity. The reduction of dimensions, qualities, or the substitution of a detail for a whole simultaneously produces a generic model that is prone to multiplication and mobility. This process is exemplified by the development of portrait miniatures and their transition to photography via mechanical instruments of reproduction. The article concludes by highlighting the miniature character of photography in physical, discursive, and technical sense. En examinant le concept et l’utilisation de modèles réduits par Claude Lévi-Strauss et l’histoire des portraits miniatures et des reproductions d’art, cet article vise à démontrer que le processus de miniaturisation des images fait partie intégrante du processus d’établissement d’infrastructures d’images plus vastes et de redimensionnement de la culture visuelle vers le nombre, l’instrumental et le générique. L’article commence par analyser les reproductions dans La Pensée sauvage de Lévi-Strauss pour montrer comment elles participent à des chaînes récursives de miniaturisation ou de réduction de la complexité. La réduction des dimensions, des qualités ou la substitution d'un détail à un tout produit simultanément un modèle générique susceptible de multiplication et de mobilité. Ce processus est illustré par le développement des portraits miniatures et leur passage à la photographie par le biais d’instruments de reproduction mécaniques. L’article conclut en soulignant le caractère miniature de la photographie au sens physique, discursif et technique. |
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By discussing Claude Lévi-Strauss’s concept and use of the reduced model and the historical development of portrait miniatures and art reproductions, this article demonstrates that the process of image miniaturization is integral to, and congruent with, the process of establishing larger image infrastructures and the rescaling of visual culture towards the numerous, instrumental, and generic. The article sets out with an analysis of reproductions in Lévi-Strauss’s La Pensée sauvage to show how they participate in recursive chains of miniaturization or reduction of complexity. The reduction of dimensions, qualities, or the substitution of a detail for a whole simultaneously produces a generic model that is prone to multiplication and mobility. This process is exemplified by the development of portrait miniatures and their transition to photography via mechanical instruments of reproduction. The article concludes by highlighting the miniature character of photography in physical, discursive, and technical sense. |
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Dvořák, Tomáš |
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Interfaces |
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