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The Memory of Others
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Author(s): John Hillman (University of West London, UK)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 14
Source title:
Handbook of Research on the Relationship Between Autobiographical Memory and Photography
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mark Bruce Nigel Ingham (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UK), Nela Milic (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UK), Vasileios Kantas (University of West Attica, Greece), Sara Andersdotter (University for the Creative Arts, Sweden)and Paul Lowe (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5337-7.ch027
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Abstract
The focus of this chapter is orientated around two positions. The first articulates the relationship of photography to memory through making and exploring the claim that memory renders the “noumenal” mutability of photographic meaning. The second, connected, position considers memory not as a single homogenised process only linked to recall, but as neuroscience understands it, as something associated with predictive thought and perception. This chapter's argument is that while memory's predictive capacity creates models through which we meaningfully navigate life, memory may also act to shield us from lived experience. When thought through in this way, memory operates like a screen preventing access to the reality of both the present and the past. In short, memory helps to maintain a distance from actual experiences.
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