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Abstract

How is violence conventionally portrayed and where does violence lie in representation? How does photography mediate the relationships between different forms and ideas, moments and experiences of violence? These were some of the questions addressed in a conversation between artist Harri Pälviranta and philosopher Stefanie Baumann organized by Alexandra Athanasiadou, founder and director of the online platform Philosophy & Photography Lab (PHLSPH), during the international Photography Festival, Imago Lisboa, in Lisbon during October 2022. The discussion presented here is edited from a transcript by Athanasiadou. It took place at Lusófona University in Lisbon on the occasion of Pälviranta’s exhibition at the Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea (MNAC) (6 October 2021–8 January 2023) and focuses on two series of works in the exhibition, and .

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The choreography of violence: A discussion between Harri Pälviranta and Stefanie Baumann
Philosophy of Photography 14, 95 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1386/pop_00073_7
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  • Article Type: Discussion
Keyword(s): mass shooter; news media; photography; representation; socially mediated perception; violence

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