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Taking the Lid off the Utah Teapot 

Towards a Material Analysis of Computer Graphics 

Lehmann, Ann-Sophie

Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung, Bd. 3 (2012), Iss. 1: S. 165–180

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Lehmann, Ann-Sophie

Abstract

This article argues that the impact of digital images on visual culture can only be understood if the specific materiality of these artefacts is taken into account. An analysis of the famous distinguishes five material layers, including making, coding, forensic and epistemic materiality, as well as the notion of trans-materiality. Each layer is developed in relation to theoretical concepts of materiality in media studies, art history, computer science, and anthropology.