tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396261188918831665.post6076685068805907940..comments2023-08-29T06:12:58.919-07:00Comments on Performing Vancouver: Photography Post I: "He is dead and he is going to die..."Peter Dickinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525339624428863930noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396261188918831665.post-38037383095115002702010-04-11T16:58:29.274-07:002010-04-11T16:58:29.274-07:00And that is simultaneously re-occurring in the equ...And that is simultaneously re-occurring in the equally catastrophic (ie, self-shattering) act of looking at the photograph and being pierced by it in Barthes' sense of the punctum: in you that which was now is (again).<br /><br />Which is why I think historical photographs and photographs of literal catastrophes (including atrocities of war) are so affecting.<br /><br />Very thoughtful post, Suzanne.<br /><br />PeterPeter Dickinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525339624428863930noreply@blogger.com