The Environment of the Image
Abstract
Chapter 6 tackles the environment in which the social life of the image takes place. The image interpretation is situated within the immediate material environment where the image appears, which includes the medium, genre, and placement of the image. Then the interpretation takes into account the broader time and space surrounding the image, which includes the extended historical, social, cultural, and political context that the image exists within. The method of photo documentation is presented and applied on the case example of graffiti images.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Visual Culture and Art Theory
Photography and Visual Culture
Photographic and Visual Arts
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 123–146
- Publication date
- 28 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter