Joan Fontcuberta and Orogenesis. The alphanumeric landscapes/ Joan Fontcuberta y Orogénesis. Los paisajes alfanuméricos

There is no doubt that Joan Fontcuberta (Barcelona, 1955) is a reference in terms of photographic image and its truthfulness. In this sense, the artist points out that "every photograph is a fiction that is presented as true". However, in the present text, in addition to referring to this...

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Published inRevista gama (Lisboa) Vol. 8; no. 15; p. 96
Main Author De Madrid, Paula Santiago Ma
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa 01.01.2020
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Fontcuberta, Joan
España
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Summary:There is no doubt that Joan Fontcuberta (Barcelona, 1955) is a reference in terms of photographic image and its truthfulness. In this sense, the artist points out that "every photograph is a fiction that is presented as true". However, in the present text, in addition to referring to this interesting question, our objective is to analyze a specific project by Joan Fontcuberta, with the title Orogenesis, where a series of natural landscapes are the result of a computer program. Keywords: photography / landscape / digital image. No cabe duda de que Joan Fontcuberta (Barcelona, 1955) es un referente en lo que respecta a la imagen fotografica y su veracidad. En este sentido, el artista senala que "toda fotografia es una ficcion que se presenta como verdadera". No obstante, en el presente texto, ademas de hacer alusion a esta interesante cuestion, nuestro objetivo es el de analizar un proyecto concreto de Joan Fontcuberta, el titulado Orogenesis, donde una serie de paisajes naturales son el fruto de un programa informatico. Palabras clave: fotografia / paisaje / imagen digital.
ISSN:2182-8539