[Commlist] CFP: Composite Images (Transbordeur issue 7)

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Call for papers : Composite Images (Transbordeur issue 7)

What if the history of photography was ultimately less a history of 
recorded images than a history of images composed from recorded 
elements? The rise of assemblages and hybridisation practices in digital 
cultures prompts us to ask this question. What we today call memes 
juxtaposes elements that are willingly heterogeneous and whose contrast 
typically produces satirical effects. In another realm, we notice the 
proliferation of automatic image generation software that synthesises 
and combines real or fictional elements with a strong photorealistic 
charge, sometimes using deep learning technologies. Between these two 
poles, there’s a need to examine the wide range of practices which 
overturn the idea of photography as a capture of the real.

These shifts in the notion of photography are not, however, solely due 
to the rise of digital technology. They draw on a long history of the 
composite image that we intend to develop in the 7th issue of the 
journal Transbordeur. Talking about composite images rather than 
“photomontages” allows us to turn away from a narrative influenced 
mainly by the twentieth-century avant-gardes (Dadaism, Constructivism, 
Surrealism), and to broaden our point of view beyond the field of art. 
The modern Western discourse using the industrial metaphor of the 
mechanical assemblage of pre-existing elements does not cover all the 
ranges of photographic manipulation.

For this issue edited by Laura Truxa, Max Bonhomme and Christian 
Joschke, we are therefore looking for contributions that examine the 
relevance of the notion of “composite images” for the history and theory 
of photography, as well as in the wider field of visual and media 
studies. Particular emphasis will be placed on the tools and practices 
of the image, so as to question the limits between retouching and 
editing, including software such as Photoshop, which plays a central 
role in our contemporary visual culture. Papers may address one of the 
following themes, though this should not be taken as exhaustive: 1) 
Gestures, professions and techniques of composite images; 2) Uses of 
composite images: production of knowledge and prospective 
representations; 3) Play and satire at the origin of photographic 
compositions.

The full CFP can be downloaded here : 
https://transbordeur.ch/en/tr7-cfp/ <https://transbordeur.ch/en/tr7-cfp/>

Abstracts must be sent to Laura Truxa ((truxa.laura /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(truxa.laura /at/ gmail.com)>), Max Bonhomme ((maxbonhomme8 /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(maxbonhomme8 /at/ gmail.com)>) and Christian Joschke 
((christian.joschke /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(christian.joschke /at/ gmail.com)>) 
before September 15th 2021.

Calendar
September 15, 2021: Abstracts
End of September, 2021: Response to authors
January 30, 2022: First version of the articles
End of February, 2022: One-day conference
April 30, 2022: Second version of the articles
February 2023: Publication

Information
Texts can be submitted in French, English or German.
The abstract should not exceed 600 words. It is accompanied by 6-10 
images, a brief bibliography and biographical information.
In submitting a manuscript for review, authors agree to the Journal's 
Publishing Terms and Conditions. No payment from the authors will be 
required.
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