Thus, from what has been stated, we see that neither the white puncta nor the minute white branchwork of lines were ever tubular.
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Punctum
Synonyms for "punctum" (15 found)
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6 entriesBarthes punctumimage punctumphotography punctumpunctum conceptpunctum detailvisual punctum
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[…]the punctum is something that is seen by the viewer, without it being shown to them by the photographer. As such, it functions, according to Fried, as an “ontological guarantee” (553) of a given photograph’s nontheatricality.
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Barthes describes the punctum (the nonconnotative or denotative meaning) of the photograph (or movie still) in such a manner; the detail relevant or not relevant to the image's overall meaning becomes the focus of an otherwise forgettable picture […]
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