"Interesting Dissensus": Exploring a contemporary analog photographic practice through aesthetic theory

Abstract

In this paper I will be exploring my own personal analog photographic practice, through the use of contemporary aesthetic theory. The goal of this is to achieve a greater understanding of the presence of analog photography in a contemporary context, and increase my consciousness of my own practice. I will first define the concept of analog, and the aspects of it. Then by exploring the aesthetic theory of Dissensus, I will find its relation to the analog process in its conflict with the contemporary social media culture. Further the aesthetic category of interesting will give a understanding of the weakness related to aesthetic judgement, and the weakness of analog, and how they both can become strengths. Finally I will then be applying this to a practice based research method, and create a “interesting dissensus” method that gives names and concepts to various aspects of my own practice, and can be further used by others.