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lookhome's review against another edition
5.0
Ghost Image is a modern fragmented ode to photography as a medium and an exploration of photography's innate ability to project and transform.
Throughout the text, the narrator and author, Herve Guibert, converge and the resulting Ghost Image consists of a series of essays, articles, memoirs and fantasies that collapse truth and fiction into pure storytelling.
This is a love letter to and an philosophical exploration of the camera, the print and the wonders of the constructed image.
My favourite parts sections, in no order, were Identification, The hotel room, The article, Inventory of a Box of Photographs and the cancerous image.
Strongly recommended to anyone with an interest in photography, art or the aesthetics, though we could argue these terms are much the same thing...
Throughout the text, the narrator and author, Herve Guibert, converge and the resulting Ghost Image consists of a series of essays, articles, memoirs and fantasies that collapse truth and fiction into pure storytelling.
This is a love letter to and an philosophical exploration of the camera, the print and the wonders of the constructed image.
My favourite parts sections, in no order, were Identification, The hotel room, The article, Inventory of a Box of Photographs and the cancerous image.
Strongly recommended to anyone with an interest in photography, art or the aesthetics, though we could argue these terms are much the same thing...
xhadziadax's review
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
I read this book after re-reading Camera Lucida, which is fitting because it is a response to Camera Lucida. I found it very helpful to think through struggles with photography and the relationship of photography to violence, desire, family, memory and death.
However, beware there is some very racist language in parts of this text. The author makes reference to a Chinese demon for example and specifies that someone is Black to signify why he did not want to look at the person. It is sprinkled very lightly, but it is uncomfortable and May make you question the author.
However, beware there is some very racist language in parts of this text. The author makes reference to a Chinese demon for example and specifies that someone is Black to signify why he did not want to look at the person. It is sprinkled very lightly, but it is uncomfortable and May make you question the author.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
partypete's review against another edition
5.0
Astounding collection of vignettes by a gay French photographer who died too young. Comparable to Sontag’s “On Photography” but from the perspective of an active photographer - the theory becomes imbued by passion for the frozen image. Thanks for the book Kevin!
jeeleongkoh's review
4.0
Precise and poetic musings on the art of photography. To read slowly and savor. To dip in once in a while.
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