Visual Studies

A science of sensitive experience prolonged by a theory of atmospheres, at the origins of philosophical aesthetics.

The classic question of “proof by image” rethought in the light of contemporary practices and technological developments, notably the transformation of the way images are captured and circulated in the digital age.

Eyal and Ines Weizman explore the history of the before-and-after image, from its origins in 19th-century Paris to today's satellite surveillance.