Unhiding hidden urban madness: the asylum photographs of Claudio Edinger
Mental illness is an inescapable component of urban life. The Brazilain photographer Claudio Edinger devotes one of his major photobooks to a study of the São Paulo mental asylum, Jaqueri. This essay analyses the strategies of his analytical scrutiny of mental patients, with reference to associated...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) |
| Repositorio: | letrônica |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/35337 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/letronica/article/view/35337 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Edinger Claudio mental asylums in photography Jaqueri mental hospital (São Paulo) asilos mentales en la fotografía Jaqueri hospital mental (São Paulo). Jaqueri mental hospital (São Paulo). |
| Resumo: | Mental illness is an inescapable component of urban life. The Brazilain photographer Claudio Edinger devotes one of his major photobooks to a study of the São Paulo mental asylum, Jaqueri. This essay analyses the strategies of his analytical scrutiny of mental patients, with reference to associated ethical issues. Of particular interest is, necessarily, his emphasis on the body and its valid photographic representation. |
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