Fotografska pripoved izkušnje bolezni in zdravljenja

Rudolf, Nika (author), Ahtik, Jure (mentor)

O težjih boleznih se v naši družbi pogosto govori le v kontekstu preprečevanja in zdravljenja, redkeje pa tudi o osebnih izkušnjah z njimi. Redko vidimo vizualne prikaze bolezenskih stanj, še posebno take, ki odkrivajo pogled na čustvene plati bolnikovega osebnega doživljanja bolezni. Cilj diplomskega dela je raziskati podzvrst dokumentarne fotografije, ki se predvsem v obliki avtoportreta ukvarja s prikazom bolezni in zdravljenja. V teoretičnem delu je najprej na kratko predstavljena dokumentarna fotografija in njena zgodovina, nato pa natančneje fotografija, ki se ukvarja s prikazom bolezni. V tem delu se diplomska naloga dotakne fotografije, ki se uporablja v medicini za beleženje in prikaz bolezenskih znakov, nato pa se podrobneje ukvarja z avtorji in njihovimi deli, ki bolezen prikazujejo na bolj subjektiven način, ter z njihovim pomenom za avtorja in gledalca. Predstavljena je tudi snapshot fotografija, saj je ta predmet eksperimentalnega dela naloge. Eksperimentalni del temelji na fotozgodbi o osebni izkušnji raka in njegovega zdravljenja. Opisan je način, na katerega so fotografije nastale, in postopek združevanja posnetkov v fotografsko pripoved. Poleg tehničnih so pojasnjeni tudi vsebinski vidiki sestavljanja fotozgodbe, tj. razlogi za izbiro določenih motivov in njihovo umestitev v zgodbo. Nazadnje je predstavljen izbor desetih fotografij iz fotozgodbe. Poleg razlage upodobljenih motivov in analize likovnih lastnosti je pojasnjeno tudi ozadje nastanka fotografij. Rezultat eksperimentalnega dela diplomske naloge je fotografska pripoved, ki dokumentira čas bolezni in zdravljenja. Sestavljena iz 204 fotografij, ki so bile posnete z mobilnim telefonom in so zato tehnično nepopolne. Izpostavljeno je zavedanje, da vrednost dokumentarne fotografije ne izhaja nujno iz njene tehnične dovršenosti, temveč predvsem iz njene vsebine.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: dokumentarna fotografija, fotozgodba, snapshot, bolezen
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: NTF - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering
• Year: 2021
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-125439
• Publication date in RUL: 17.03.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Photographic narrative of the experience of illness and treatment

Abstract

In our society, serious diseases are often talked about only in the context of their prevention and treatment, and less often about people’s personal experiences with them. We rarely see visual depictions of disease, especially the kinds that give an insight into the emotional aspects of a patient’s personal experience of illness. The aim of this diploma work is to research the subgenre of documentary photography which mainly deals with the depiction of illness and treatment in the form of self-portrait. In the theoretical part, documentary photography and its history are discussed briefly, followed by a more detailed discussion of photography dealing with depiction of disease. This detailed discussion explores photography used in medicine to record and display signs of disease. It also deals with authors and their works that portray disease in a more subjective way and their significance for the author and viewer. Snapshot photography is also presented, as this is the subject of the experimental part of the assignment. The experimental part is based on a photo story about my personal experience of cancer and its treatment. The way in which the photographs were created and the process of combining the images into a photographic narrative are described. In addition to the technical aspects, the content aspects of composing a photo story are also explained, i.e. reasons for choosing certain motives and placing them in the story. Finally, a selection of ten photos from the photo story is presented. In addition to the explanation of the depicted motifs and the analysis of the artistic properties, the backstory of the photographs is also explained. The result of the experimental part of the diploma thesis is a photographic narrative documenting the time of illness and treatment. It consists of 204 photos which are taken with a mobile phone and are therefore technically imperfect. Awareness that the value of documentary photography does not necessarily derive from its technical perfection, but primarily from its content, is highlighted.

• Keywords: documentary photography, photo story, snapshot, disease