All Outputs (6)

Conquest of photography: a tale of abstraction versus the richness of images. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAMLYN, J. 2017. Conquest of photography: a tale of abstraction versus the richness of images. Presented at a symposium on contemporary photography, 27 October 2017, Regensburgh, Germany.

The aim of this presentation is to bring into relief the degree to which our language-centric view of the world obscures our understanding of photography and depiction more generally. Or, as Wittgenstein put it: 'Philosophy is the battle against the... Read More about Conquest of photography: a tale of abstraction versus the richness of images..

The truth about images.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAMLYN, J. 2016. The truth about images. Presented at the 7th International conference on the image, 1-2 September 2016, Liverpool, UK.

Many people believe that images-photographs in particular-are truth bearers; that they provide meaningful testimony and have what philosophers sometimes call factive, as opposed to fictive, status. We also commonly hear of how images are untrustworth... Read More about The truth about images..

Networks of attribution: the cultural origins of meaning.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAMLYN, J. 2015. Networks of attribution: the cultural origins of meaning. Presented at the 10th International conference on the arts in society: the work of art in the age of networked society, 22-24 July 2015, London, UK.

Despite the fact that we commonly refer to artworks as 'meaningful' things, this is not to say that meaning is an objective property analogous to size or shape. If meaning is not a physical property, then it follows that it can only be a way of using... Read More about Networks of attribution: the cultural origins of meaning..

How images actually work: settling a longstanding debate.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAMLYN, J. 2015. How images actually work: settling a longstanding debate. Presented at the 6th International conference of the image: media materiality: towards critical economies of 'new' media, 29-30 October 2015, Berkeley, USA.

As a cultural innovation, image-making is perhaps one of our most enduring forms of new media. The many technical developments necessary for the production of convincing images have emerged over the last 40,000 years, yet there is still widespread di... Read More about How images actually work: settling a longstanding debate..

Networks of meaning and interpretation: the cultural origins of symbolisation.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAMLYN, J. 2015. Networks of meaning and interpretation: the cultural origins of symbolisation. Presented at the 10th International conference on the arts in society: the work of art in the age of networked society, 22-24 July 2015, London, UK.

Despite the fact that we commonly refer to artworks as 'meaningful' things, this is not to say that meaning is an objective property analogous to size or shape. If meaning is not a physical property then it follows that it can only be a way of using... Read More about Networks of meaning and interpretation: the cultural origins of symbolisation..

Meaningful engagement: computer-based interactive media art in public space.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HER, J.-J. and HAMLYN, J., 2010. Meaningful engagement: computer-based interactive media art in public space. In Huang, F. and Wang, R.-C. (eds.) Arts and Technology: revised selected papers from the proceedings of the 1st International conference on arts and technology (ArtsIT 2009), 24-25 September 2009, Yi-Lan, Taiwan. Lecture notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 30. Berlin: Springer [online], pages 17-24. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11577-6_3

Interactive technologies, including electronic devices are increasingly being utilized as a medium for artistic expression and have been placed in freely accessible public environments with mixed results. When audiences encounter computer-based inter... Read More about Meaningful engagement: computer-based interactive media art in public space..