Aperture: Fiction and Metaphor

Aperture: Fiction and Metaphor

Kenneth Rush • Aperture

ISBN-10: 0893812188 · ISBN-13: 978‑0893812188 · 1983 · 1st Edition

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Published by Aperture in 1983, this volume explores the intersection of photographic practice and literary device. Kenneth Rush examines how the medium transcends mere documentation to function as a vehicle for fiction and metaphor, challenging the viewer to interpret visual narratives through a theoretical lens. The work serves as a critical reflection on the evolving role of the image in contemporary art during the early 1980s.

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