Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaClaroscura Representation: An Audio-visual and Theoretical Exploration of the Representation of the Past Through Documentary Filmmaking
At the nexus between audio-visual production and theoretical research, this article is based on the experience of producing a documentary on the history of a cement plant in Colombia: La Siberia. The tensions between the narratives constructed in the documentary and the immensity of the discarded ar...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2017
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| description | At the nexus between audio-visual production and theoretical research, this article is based on the experience of producing a documentary on the history of a cement plant in Colombia: La Siberia. The tensions between the narratives constructed in the documentary and the immensity of the discarded archives from the plant drive a theoretical quest to respond to its own iconoclast and the post-structuralist critique of history. This brought us to the formulation of the concept of claroscura representation, defined as representation that is transparent about its own limitations. I put this concept to the test through the medium of documentary film, talking specifically about the making of La Siberia, and suggest its relevance in other projects that attempt to represent the past or history through film. I suggest that this theory drives us towards the formulation of a new artistic project. The research process, and the dialogue between theory and practice, is interpreted using the model of abduction proposed by Charles Sanders Peirce. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-26782024-04-23T15:03:09Z Claroscura Representation: An Audio-visual and Theoretical Exploration of the Representation of the Past Through Documentary Filmmaking Representación claroscura: una exploración audiovisual y teórica de la representación del pasado en el cine documental Representação chiarooscura: uma exploração audiovisual e teórica da representação do passado no cinema documentário Stollbrock Trujillo, Gerrit Memory ruins documentary film archives iconoclast auto-ethnography abduction. Memoria ruina cine documental archivo iconoclasia autoetnografía abducción. At the nexus between audio-visual production and theoretical research, this article is based on the experience of producing a documentary on the history of a cement plant in Colombia: La Siberia. The tensions between the narratives constructed in the documentary and the immensity of the discarded archives from the plant drive a theoretical quest to respond to its own iconoclast and the post-structuralist critique of history. This brought us to the formulation of the concept of claroscura representation, defined as representation that is transparent about its own limitations. I put this concept to the test through the medium of documentary film, talking specifically about the making of La Siberia, and suggest its relevance in other projects that attempt to represent the past or history through film. I suggest that this theory drives us towards the formulation of a new artistic project. The research process, and the dialogue between theory and practice, is interpreted using the model of abduction proposed by Charles Sanders Peirce. Desde la imbricación entre producción audiovisual e investigación teórica, este artículo parte de la experiencia de realización de un documental sobre el pasado de una planta de cemento en Colombia: La Siberia. Las tensiones entre la construcción narrativa del documental y la inmensidad del archivo desechado conducen a una búsqueda teórica para responder a la iconoclasia propia de la crítica postestructuralista de la historia. Ello conlleva la formulación del concepto de representación claroscura, definida como una representación capaz de hacer visible sus propios límites. Tras poner a prueba su aplicación en el lenguaje del cine documental, en específico en La Siberia, y sugerir su pertinencia para otros contextos de representación del pasado, la investigación teórica conduce finalmente a la formulación de un nuevo proyecto de arte. El conjunto del proceso de investigación, en su diálogo entre experiencia y teoría, es interpretado desde el modelo de abducción propuesto por Charles Sanders Peirce. Desde o entrelaçamento entre produção audiovisual e investigação teórica, este artigo parte da experiência de realização de um documentário sobre o passado de uma fábrica de cimento na Colômbia: La Sibéria. As tensões entre a construção narrativa do documentário e a imensidão do arquivo descartado conduzem a uma busca teórica para responder à iconoclastia própria da crítica pós-estruturalista da história. Isso envolve a formulação do conceito de representação chiaroscura, definida como uma representação capaz de tornar visíveis os seus próprios limites. Depois de testar a sua aplicação na linguagem documental, especificamente em La Sibéria, e sugerir a sua pertinência para outros contextos de representação do passado, a pesquisa teórica conduz finalmente à formulação de um novo projeto de arte. O conjunto do processo de pesquisa, no seu diálogo entre experiência e teoria, é interpretado a partir do modelo de abdução proposto por Charles Sanders Peirce. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2017-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/xml application/zip https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2678 10.17141/iconos.59.2017.2678 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 59 (2017): Etnografías experimentales: repensar el trabajo de campo; 79-102 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 59 (2017): Etnografias experimentais: repensar o trabalho de campo; 79-102 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 59 (2017): Experimental ethnography: Rethinking the fieldwork; 79-102 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2678/1784 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2678/3139 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2678/3140 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2678/3141 Derechos de autor 2017 Gerrit Stollbrock Trujillo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Stollbrock Trujillo, Gerrit Claroscura Representation: An Audio-visual and Theoretical Exploration of the Representation of the Past Through Documentary Filmmaking |
| title | Claroscura Representation: An Audio-visual and Theoretical Exploration of the Representation of the Past Through Documentary Filmmaking |
| title_full | Claroscura Representation: An Audio-visual and Theoretical Exploration of the Representation of the Past Through Documentary Filmmaking |
| title_fullStr | Claroscura Representation: An Audio-visual and Theoretical Exploration of the Representation of the Past Through Documentary Filmmaking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Claroscura Representation: An Audio-visual and Theoretical Exploration of the Representation of the Past Through Documentary Filmmaking |
| title_short | Claroscura Representation: An Audio-visual and Theoretical Exploration of the Representation of the Past Through Documentary Filmmaking |
| title_sort | claroscura representation: an audio-visual and theoretical exploration of the representation of the past through documentary filmmaking |
| url | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2678 |