Our society reveals itself by producing different visual products: photographs, video, advertisements, arts, architecture, and the like. And it's exactly in the production, consumption and meaning of these products that visual sociologists are interested. To me, however, visual sociology should emphasize more on inviting viewers to look for a deeper reality lying under the superficiality of phenomenon.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
15. Visual Sociology 3
Our society reveals itself by producing different visual products: photographs, video, advertisements, arts, architecture, and the like. And it's exactly in the production, consumption and meaning of these products that visual sociologists are interested. To me, however, visual sociology should emphasize more on inviting viewers to look for a deeper reality lying under the superficiality of phenomenon.
