The ephemerality of the snapchat image. Resisting Matter: Describing Archival Objects

  • Adrien Bordone Switzerland

Abstract

In this paper, I thematize the nature of the ephemeral image. This new kind of picture, which became popular across social media through the application Snapchat, offers a peculiar phenomenological experience for the user, which I mainly engage through the recent work of the German philosopher Lambert Wiesing. The main thesis of this work is that ephemeral images appear to their users with a greater degree of presence, enhancing their actuality and orality, and developing our memory capabilities.

Published
2020-12-30
How to Cite
Bordone, A. (2020). The ephemerality of the snapchat image. Resisting Matter: Describing Archival Objects. AIS - Architecture Image Studies, 1(1), 64 - 70. https://doi.org/10.48619/ais.v1i1.301