Body-image: Crossing science and art

Abstract

We live today under the empire of image. After oral and written words, image acquires an unprecedented relevance. It dramatically determines our life, both our way of seeing the world and of performing our individual and collective existence. Our aim is to present a video installation – Body-image – followed by a discussion where, taking images of the body as a case-study, questions related to the actual epistemological value of image will be discussed. Body-image was created in 2011 by the Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon in the context of a research project entitled "Image in Science and Art". It shows images of the body produced by Science and Art since the 19 ^th century up until today. It is structured in three moments – Body-landscape, Body-fragment, and Body-algorithm – accompanying the most crucial technical and technological transformations occurred in that period. The first is marked by drawing; the second by photography and X-ray; the third by digitalization.

Contributors

Olga Pombo

Catarina Nabais

Marco Pina

Silvia Di Marco

Conference

Publication date: July 2012

Publication date (Print): July 2012

Pages: 282-283

Affiliations

Centre for Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon

Campo Grande, C4, Room 4.3.24

1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2012.48

Copyright statement: © Olga Pombo et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2012), London, UK

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2012)

Conference acronym: EVA

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 10 - 12 July 2012

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing