Picturing Ideal Space Through Perfect Moments

Characteristic of the ‘taken for granted’ acceptance of the contradicting relation between the authentic human occupation of space and the form of its pictorial depiction is the normalized erasure of the human trace in depictions of spatial environments. This runs counter to the subjective knowledge...

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Main Author:	Galvin, Vanessa
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Common Ground Publishing LLC 2012
Subjects:	Photograph Spatial Design Althusser Image Sartre Architecture Reality vs Illusion Perfect Moments Interior Design Ideal
Online Access:	http://ijx.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.202/prod.137 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11294

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spelling	curtin-20.500.11937-112942017-01-30T11:23:57Z Picturing Ideal Space Through Perfect Moments Galvin, Vanessa Photograph Spatial Design Althusser Image Sartre Architecture Reality vs Illusion Perfect Moments Interior Design Ideal Characteristic of the ‘taken for granted’ acceptance of the contradicting relation between the authentic human occupation of space and the form of its pictorial depiction is the normalized erasure of the human trace in depictions of spatial environments. This runs counter to the subjective knowledge of living environments, and is dismissive of the crucial relation between spatial design and its essential purpose. This paper will argue that ideal spatial depictions are representative of an illusory relation to reality, signified in part by the exclusion of the authentic human element in photographic depictions of spatial environments represented in the print media. An alternative representational form of the “perfect moment” in Jean Paul Sartre’s novel “Nausea” (1938), will be used as a tool to juxtapose the sterile quality of the photographic spatial depiction. The nature of and human relation to these differing forms will be compared and contrasted, with the intention of enabling a greater understanding of the conventional desire for spatial ideality, and how this notion of the ideal relates to the expression of the human trace. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11294 http://ijx.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.202/prod.137 Common Ground Publishing LLC restricted
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description	Characteristic of the ‘taken for granted’ acceptance of the contradicting relation between the authentic human occupation of space and the form of its pictorial depiction is the normalized erasure of the human trace in depictions of spatial environments. This runs counter to the subjective knowledge of living environments, and is dismissive of the crucial relation between spatial design and its essential purpose. This paper will argue that ideal spatial depictions are representative of an illusory relation to reality, signified in part by the exclusion of the authentic human element in photographic depictions of spatial environments represented in the print media. An alternative representational form of the “perfect moment” in Jean Paul Sartre’s novel “Nausea” (1938), will be used as a tool to juxtapose the sterile quality of the photographic spatial depiction. The nature of and human relation to these differing forms will be compared and contrasted, with the intention of enabling a greater understanding of the conventional desire for spatial ideality, and how this notion of the ideal relates to the expression of the human trace.
format	Journal Article
author	Galvin, Vanessa
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title	Picturing Ideal Space Through Perfect Moments
title_short	Picturing Ideal Space Through Perfect Moments
title_full	Picturing Ideal Space Through Perfect Moments
title_fullStr	Picturing Ideal Space Through Perfect Moments
title_full_unstemmed	Picturing Ideal Space Through Perfect Moments
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publisher	Common Ground Publishing LLC
publishDate	2012
url	http://ijx.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.202/prod.137 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11294
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