| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 479 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction / Brian C. Arnold -- 1. The invention of photography, the Netherlands, and the Dutch East Indies / Brian C. Arnold -- 2. Journeys completed and journeys to come in Indonesian photography / Gael Newton -- 3. Portraits of power: From aristocracy to democracy / Matthew Cox -- 4. The dance photographs of Walter Spies and Claire Holt: A biographical study / Brian C. Arnold -- 5. Mid-century European modernism and the march towards independences: Gotthard Schuh, Cas Oorthuys, Niels Douwes Dekker and Henri Cartier-Bresson / Brian C. Arnold -- 6. A short history of IPPHOS (Indonesian Press Photographic Services) / Brian C. Arnold -- 7. Art photography in Indonesia: J.M. Arastath Ro'is, Trisno Sumardjo, and Zenith Magazine / Aminudin T.H. Siregar -- 8. Journalistic circus: A look at photojournalism in Indonesia and the history of the Antara Gallery of Photojournalism / Oscar Motuloh -- 9. Reflections on reformasi photography (from the vantage point of the 2014 elections) / Karen Strassler -- 10. New media culture / Krisna Murti -- 11. Development of photographic education in Indonesia / Soeprapto Soedjono -- 12. MES 56: Souvenirs from the past / Wimo Ambala Bayang -- 13. Hybrid forms in the practice of the Ruang MES 56 Photography Collective / Adelina Luft -- 14. Outsiders / Jeremy Allan -- 15. On silence, seeking, and speaking: Meditations on identity, photography, and diaspora through family albums / Alexandra Kumala -- 16. A city on the move: Bandung today / Brian C. Arnold -- 17. Urban parallax: Jakarta though a street photographer's lens / Brent Luvaas -- Afterward: The earth beneath my feet: Identity, family, and family life / Tino Djumini |
| Summary |
As a former colonized nation, Indonesia has a unique place in the history of photography. A History of Photography in Indonesia: From the Colonial Era to the Digital Age looks at the development of photography from the beginning and traces its uses in Indonesia from its invention to the present day. The Dutch colonial government first brought the medium to the East Indies in the 1840s and immediately recognized its potential in serving the colonial apparatus. As the country grew and changed, so too did the medium. Photography was not only an essential tool of colonialism, but it also became part of the movement for independence, a voice for reformasi, an agent for advocating democracy, and is now available to anyone with a phone. This book gathers essays by leading artists, scholars, and curators from around the world who have worked with photography in Indonesia and have traced the evolution of the medium from its inception to the present day, addressing the impact of photography on colonialism, independence, and democratization.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 468-471) and index |
| Notes |
Brian C. Arnold received an undergraduate degree in English and Ethnomusicology from the Colorado College in 1993, and an MFA in photography from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1998. He has taught and lectured on photography at a number of institutions around the world |
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Print version record |
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Photography -- Indonesia -- History
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Photography and photographs.
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Colonialism and imperialism.
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National liberation and independence, post-colonialism.
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HISTORY / Modern / General.
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Photography
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Photography and photographs.
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Photojournalism and documentary photography.
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Asian history.
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Colonialism and imperialism.
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National liberation and independence.
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Indonesia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Arnold, Brian, 1970- editor.
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| ISBN |
9789048558025 |
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9048558026 |
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