In this exercise I am to consider the argument made about the ‘mechanical’ nature of photography precluding it from being art and answer the following questions;
Does this make photography a medium uniquely suited to portraying time and the passage of time?
Photography enables the artist to portray the passage of time in ways a lot simpler and clearer than other mediums artists have access to. For example long exposure photography can physically show the passage of time through something such as a star trail or blurred movement.
In terms of displaying time, I think it is equal to any other medium. Any medium can portray time to some degree.
Can other creative art forms deal with the concept of time to the same extent?
Each medium has its own unique characteristics which it can use to portray the passing of time. I’m a fan of photography so I see it as infinitely preferable. It does not take as long to create an image, the capacity to adjust things at different stages is myriad and does not render an entire image as unusable, it’s easy to experiment with knowing that mistakes will cost you only a few minutes as opposed to hours. I guess the capacity of an art form to deal with the subject of time is limited only by the artist themselves.
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