Saturday, August 22, 2009

Stadium and punctum, a twin concept developed in the book Camera Lucida by Roland Barthes, a French literacy critic Roland Barthes.

Studium:
denoting the cultural, linguistic, and political interpretation of a photograph
meanings that are nameable
given cultural meanings that we understand at once


Punctum:
denoting the wounding, personally touching detail which establishes a direct relationship with the object or person within it.
a personal memory based not on the public archive but a private repertoire
stings the viewer...some detail (some accident in the photograph)
occurs when there is a match between a signifier in the scene (in the photograph), and a scene in the memory



What is the studium of this work?

It is how this shot is taken, the angle of the work. It is not "properly" taken as how people would normally have a shot of it: a full view and straight up. And the paper against the wall is appearing to be grow larger and larger as it approaches the bottom of the photo. Maybe an emphasis of being different, on being an individual, on being their own. It is what many strive to do is today's world. Instead on being conventional, be unorthodox.

What is the punctum of this work?

I would think... the punctum of this work is how the floral wall-paper does not cover the wall entirely. It is only a long, slim strip of wall-paper plastered to only a small section of the wall while the rest of the wall is left blank and white. The punctum can also be floral motifs printed on the fabric. It's very reminiscent of the old days where florals were all the rage is fashion clothing. Such wallpapers also appears to be something you can find in a elderly westerner's house. Also, the fold at the top right hand corner that appear to pop out of the image.

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