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    The body of the photograph: fragments and relations of desire
    (2021-12) Louw, Frederick Strausss; Van der Wal, Ernst; Moe, Ledelle; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Scicences. Dept. of Visual Arts.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research project investigates what I refer to as the body of the photograph. I consider the practice, process and experience of artmaking as crucial components that all have bearing on the materiality and object-oriented nature of the photographic works I produce. Central to my research stands the idea of desire as a productive agent. I explore this concept in relation to the different bodies and environments that were both the subject matter and substance of my work. Finally, the idea of fragmentation is used to speak about the body of the photograph as a collective of fragmented material and visual parts assembled through desire. My research, as well as the discursive and tangible outcomes thereof, takes the form of this thesis as well as an exhibition of artworks, titled Bitter-Sweet-Salt