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How to See (Photographically)
Régis Durand
ntl wi pame—sue ee tines hat someon te
Cinemania in ara tings oa
‘Sitgme fine bee he Crean te ge wt bd yen ine
SA ti ts aa erento
dea Louis senses, in LHonome ora da india, speaks of our place in
fot oh liege a permanent siting inked asst he “the
nota that exits beter urs aed What we see” (20) This apea™
oor saunter. the experene of he ina what Roland Barts all
ar ot-sotinioar ere
ot ad othe images in move? on hk don tment of
‘Besoen fmt ne ost ey oer opening tem gi would
0: Ger he ame iap' acon oa minus ora ot Of
‘Mr gait et posene (Comer Lae 3).
In font of the ncetng mages he “ontinae of images" experince the
souey of labng behind the ongoing How and behind the meaning, Hence the
teste expres by Barter roa of wht he ells "the saturation of he ie
(a (pln cna)
‘tne lo of es and sot low conn comin of
nage Te lm our reach mo frp gly ppp «in
‘ly a te paca fate Contes npetion nl
few to te clay rb ngns) make cory oe Se
‘Sp (lind Barer)142 Sl and Moving Images
ches has spoken very wel ofthe perf imaginary charge asociated
wit he ai ing the emeon-one tht characteris the Hagar rion
“fn nage it there n fon of me, oe: eoalesceat (8 sigier and signed
‘nce vgs) analog, lbs prepmat 0 perfec re..." "Lewig the
‘Movie Theater”) However, ti stton wie Barthes eal in rm hypo
se derton tno tls ore about x abet own imaginary than
(docs about tefl age Hull We recognize ere, for insane, Barthes own
‘bathing fo the viscous he clay, for hat whieh cannot be eu wey. Bt ake
‘mone chou ss Scheer mentioned ete, the cota, wl i it
“pune fought slow ication and he emerené fist which
is ot yet ge, not yet an ation (218)
Howitt question i ot fo naie—i that posible? How can the same
mage (oe be sae typeof image cary ver 0 rally oppo Vico
ture sbi for the oe; emer, inca tapmentation fo the othe? There
fe to bein rot ofthis ag, et flog a of inking wish ae more
fpmerfet thar tbe mage island which abmerge complet othe pin that
A bsomesreonay
“Fhe qua wich then arises what happen azag and thinking when
te image iad of tng pes bythe fw ges ona dos phon
fap The mi ow turn eet von o thea to memory vn fi the
‘mem of something wich li he mang) Whetes the permanence of
{he pototopic image tne int a peseace—but a presence whic ted 12
‘Ecce and Sbopoin the resity of memory witout mages the memory of
‘Teane which hs len ae lice an pom aes ode presentation,
toe oer aces
ode to stem the Bow andthe "vist" of he im, Barthes red see
thing Ps af all he ted seducing he cinema image othe fame sil (ha
[romme)ths tng asymptotically cert the potopraph aii mete poe
Sto cae pat fm one ain) regime fo another. And indeed, oe th
fin objections hve bnen ontome (rach a" psi, you cannot slide 3
al fom ome to the other a tame lr oad ever wl a photgrih
uu ort) we ela hot Barthes ty have flected something which exe
{itt the undead of he way photographs ae looked a Ad hate 90
cnet seh ot tke ti frter—eetng. 8 we know to collapse the
csljy [Suan photography into that fhe temporality ss he os ofthe Beloved
| a the patos of mourn,
2 Fee The operon elected Dre ements Decne takes pace aa dvi st
7 the pot where he pteopion an oven the avention ofthe age te being
formed tthe edge tetoen thing and thei repesetaton ad beta
4 semavon aad the materia of presentation, The frame til i (fr Bares) th
‘ea objet in th sense htt at he sae me ref the narrative or seq
{it imperatine f n,wile retaining damit posit f cong
soto ema)
sn ae prt ni” a aries te
SOS a
Seah ee yigan es tee yn ne pe
‘rcs tance nee
NN Gp a nga cee er inh
ALN ig eh a ce
‘cic in ts rb po ee
satin sae tte tase hig
setae Tait yr tee mere nen
nies erect tee ett
‘hp la eel at: het
reefers me ee anette
elena pry eis us tame
i etn ln el
ims ere Ds rey
sonritune tee arta ce gcse Sati
cota cytometer
‘Sai tet sete coer
neonate tee oe
TArStiatnituhen gion eemeratine
‘Chon eet Santee atc
SEEN Siemens cones
Se ahaa
2S eicepon uo
vet it ge pin a
Seusiony aarceen oat mies ct
2 Siisteit dot mceyoarte ramones
aE
“Thus in a me that eens the plenomenologizl approach (hich Bates
seminy ety coo} Delere (lllowing Berane) mold ee he mae os ove
‘hen bu a movement that ean aay eer ell For Bergson, thr i 0
‘ol ntetionseosioumess which rpnize the perceptive es Deleuze apn
‘My tay a ingen ef actos a rents My ee my rain. ae
at nl ny Wc ges et
‘Sore movement how cul mgs te nny Somos ce Uo mel
{Sten thats met (3)
‘ofcourse, as menting befor ere i the polity ofermporay pas of
snc o ceiere These may be called potpaps, bat In Bergon es, they
‘ome prt fs uaeadng molto “Photographer photography
bt,144_Sél and Movog mages
lrendy sapped, alredy sho fn the very Interior of things and for al points ot
pee” in Dew 6)
"Te uiclty hoe sin ying aot oe too edatve—ia ying oto eda,
for ctample, the dynamism Sserbing 10 a single opposition between move
‘ment and the absence of movement Fl theory bar Ben prone to doing this no.
{Shy in follwing André Bain who, in one of his mos famous esay "Theater
Sd Cinema” picks up the distinction between molding (*moulage") and modal
on (modalation"
“The photographer posed via he nee fhe eg pat where he
‘Mecy te ins tit cathe cso vais te pre
dove mouig sto he time the jet and of king the pea
‘frat wal (Qt Deze 3)
‘Yet we kon, rom Camere Lucid, bow desperately Baris ted tose in
stowograps s molding of haste athe objec And we come hee to another
Point of vide The photograph ke the sl, bears te mri, the acent of
Ieoneat ond tine. The difernce tat the photograph is forever depered of
the este conblnton and linet which ehracteie the sll Fri spite of
‘ariog temps fo ave hough soqencing or astemblage some kindof
cacti quality the potograp i rest suena Yet 0 sop at hiss Bazin
‘pote o es does, would be vord—oquivalen 10 sying thatthe ference be
{cen in and photography i tat he one owes while te other doesnt.
“The ares tht Tam taking aut i 8 dyeamicfeatare, one that tres the
ergy ofthe image ford side the fame, Kind of implosion o conden
tion Ad tere penser perhapa to be found there—not napus imag-
‘ary wa objeto te sgh 8 Barthes does but a tbe pbotograie
_Sperton tl. the rvabion tat effec
Fo does this come about? Fito al by isocinting the gesture and the
objec it sme athe energy or the movement aad thelr destination. Speaking of
the "photographic lok" ey which he means the lok inthe ees of whoere
‘ring photographed aot the viewer paz), Barta makes a series of ditntions
Stich femind us of the one between the ln andthe mo he novelist and
‘Ove mig sy the Fitoerap seperate testo fom perception andi up
nyt formes cent oe wot the er this that ert
‘Sing none without nema am acon f hops witht hag ana wit
‘net Andpet ti isscandno movement hie rodacesthe ze hl)
‘tame Camere Laide 1)
"This movement ie nore than jut heretic tion the fantasy of pare in
ception, of he emergence of thght—of inking. 8 were, phoopaphical. Is
Horo See (Photographically)_14s
ssn, apna to point to the diving ie. Compare with Jan Louis Sefer | 27%
‘erp oft expevence of thinking in he cinema: "The se of thinking and
objet (it isnot proces that can be compared er edoed to gratin that
Iblf bene it as ben ooked ain oer words Decne the definition ofthe
‘rr as beta epdoved with movement (217-18). Wath Barthes ca the th
nthe personne photograph win lok at use rsh no as en |
{to one was) sd its he o abe who sem o withhold iso her pase. Barthes | 75
Showa sigs here in particular of having cwely read Lacan onthe gare:
Tis because he ok, eilig he von, seems ol tack by something el,
‘Theor boy os a neborn puppy ait his cheek (Keres, 98 bes
moi es ith id nu, ea ee at erties
Acar Look (nes La
“The lok te, the presse which the Real i id down and incre
i poh nd hee ew ig me The en | >)
{ply be wot whch Rares aber tote objet fe pogres| C3
‘deinen i he pstoprapie spare the mpi. the sampling
Shea which fects and cmequence of whch the coat ofthe po
hon ul te ing of nec of ks te ee ht be |
‘Ss propel spakings faci (iat which oa cl he are of eve |
‘Seo oo ita aca eles).
“he gz ths ended (nd the ptosagh it carat) i. cts
the Everything collapses io tt ng ak esos nid wich,
‘Bs el the death prasng ae he "Medoaetec") The on posi
Seri ft of hated pete of Tie flint and In Doth
Sie haves weston something eas ono pie! el Th wr
Scheer sae frat om having Beno ay. ged at I only cme ak 0
meta one war wie sethig nlrb nt nh ator
this expres cn bo repre.
Bat ts essary. thik spend the gesture wb cones ptoatnty
‘wh pe Balloon, noel ned on he oasis Ug
‘erin ncn ten ns and ace ee tl emerging rm the
‘Eine sades eis cena het sit rom the ate awe bve been i
ing it what mig be cled greene —the ae tha he eviperttor
bing he potogrnt tps which nites te energie hey cot To
{st doso wold bet aha (nd Bath et wen then it
loin ti penomenoog ofthe bet of he ptoraph ar el he a
‘Satin lth foun cy")
‘But wher is ch wept be fund? In what prion in oat of
at prt? Conary tothe experience of vovng ln the wig of phany i
geroh
146 Su ad Moving Images
sot ipo defn apart Even meth edi isin pa
NESEETAT tonnes one the bo te orang ton
ee Peano Of eure tk pes ons ood 8) ine
1 acta mt eto lee he ter se oe eo eae
Sek bet sama msrp a anon ree sh ese.
Te tography sc crs ay ile as iw
Se dr dear hart ns dtm) ora mem he i he
sear pit eta fr rsp Ort ari
fen ean be pu ponte wal ated ond framed or kept oe ina pottio?
TER Storep an ined onthe pon ta mein a ack (oy
eth mat mea ee todg)? Poet i ek al ery” oe
BETS eine te penonendonal igo proba le
a
ec magi ona i oy cin ct he
_perhernage terre Sn Weta
COUN, Wind agen dae roe
Siac nete ftom one tow
AP ieee emo
serene timate pent
SCReDRE Seta meteor
eerie telco auopee wear
Traps ie
onset ogame
scorn tne ete etn
ioe aiineetitetst hte ae
Tonics eat es ent eens
ca Tae ema mes a a
cieanea Manca gac, ea anon
ester in mse ao
ior enairnicat car rr
rae tram opener
oe cer naa oe mat Cee on
nwt Setareaurseronocpm comm
Serr toes aunt ra
phepntiom trac Nang aera
tar een cr nent eer
‘Shetty Stomancteacpet rny
rig caret arbactarcnr make
SST sence
Hom to See (Photographic) 147
nf do with something in me undovtely The photographs contoat mej
Site to abr wth what Tam inte on ot seg
‘The relation between phoiographic images and Menifiable objects cant
‘uo be analyzed With he ep oes ih lero oe inde.
tote mages are indeed ofthe err af he ada tno cane fhe pot-
| ai roses isl (ts “ology), whichis geared, oe tan anyhig el,
|| fo the protection of partes Novis beste of ome ale” ner!
the sume proces Ii ater bens potogah,within a ration a mt,
makes thn objets disappear and elu. Cease reported o hae id tit 9
Painting fo bd to be ee stay not al Bat with ptograph e peed
the viewing duplicates more exactly the seed ofthe proceso aking Al the
‘tarding operation (uh a sting wp he sen. taming priming) can ely
‘stemp 0 cases hat everything fac has Ben played uti a instant but
‘tate instant an neve be eaptared or rendered whoa intodun some Kind
sari ndeton oda
“The only photographs we care abut are he ones which seem to hae know:
deo hatot theft tat ome things an only be seen y looking avay of.
sing one's Or to put it fee, that a ret encour with he rel
‘utjet of ptogapy i ot pone, and that we Bret tke te inde path
of the symbole Those who ryt shrtcireai t—