{"product_id":"9783837657005-electric-seeing","title":"Electric Seeing","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePositions in Contemporary Video Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA video theory from the technological outset and the desire for »electric seeing« in the 19th century until today's ubiquitous video practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the subject of video?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Klink traces the development of electromagnetism in the pursuit of »Electric Seeing« that emerged in the 19th century as well as its curious relation to psychoanalysis and the contemporary discovery of the structure of the human psyche. In doing so, she exposes how this development laid the foundation of what we know today as »video«. This comprehensive theory of video entails a discussion of the technological, historical, and etymological roots, the media-theoretical concepts of \u003ci\u003emedium \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eindex\u003c\/i\u003e, the philosophical and art-theoretical environment in which video emerged in the 1960s, the psychoanalytic concept of the \u003ci\u003ephantasm,\u003c\/i\u003e and artworks by artists such as Yael Bartana, Hito Steyerl, and Bjørn Melhus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40672746209377,"sku":"9783837657005","price":41.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33750471_d766dcc3-3e63-4483-8de7-3acbff75e58c.jpg?v=1744404390","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9783837657005-electric-seeing","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}