Beyond Human Vision : Towards an Archeology of Infrared Images
Résumé
The article sets out to explore in a concise manner the archaeology of today’s infrared visual culture, through some scientific and technological devices, discourses and practices that have led to the development of analogue infrared imaging from the second half of the 19th century up to the 1960s. We focus on some examples that show the origin of two instances where the contemporary uses of digital infrared intertwine and co-exist: firstly, the need to map what is invisible to the human eye and, secondly, the need to track data and manage information flows.
Mots clés
media archaeology
infrared
phototherapy
medical photography
surveillance and military applications
visual culture
Robert W. Wood
Niels Ryberg Finsen
Laura Poitras
invisible
Albert Leprince Thomas Elsaesser
Robert Rauschenberg
William Herschel
Edwin Babbitt
Thomas Elsaesser
medium
energy
John Ford
19th century
20th century
Maurice Déribéré
dispositif
Domaines
Sciences de l'Homme et Société
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