About: The starting point of this artwork is the engagement with the term "aura" in the theory of art, media and photography.
In the book The Manifestation of Aura Walter Benjamin’s essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" is reduced to groups of words with the term "aura". All other text passages are not visible, but still present through the white, empty spaces. (text by S. Ballhause)
Idea: Sylvia Ballhause
Visual Concept: szim
The Manifestation of Aura
Client: Sylvia Ballhause
Size: A6 - 24p.
Printing Technique: Laser Print
Year: 2012
About: The starting point of this artwork is the engagement with the term "aura" in the theory of art, media and photography.
In the book The Manifestation of Aura Walter Benjamin’s essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" is reduced to groups of words with the term "aura". All other text passages are not visible, but still present through the white, empty spaces. (text by S. Ballhause)