Substantive aspect of photography as a work of art

Abstract

Substantive aspect of photography as a work of art. – The article inspired by three lectures of Martin Heidegger The Origin of the Work of Art is dealing with the topic of photography as an art form. Photography is not presented here as mere “image of the world” or “imprint of reality”, but as an art form of its own, which can fulfill all requirements that are asked from art works in The Origin of the Work of Art. In the article a partial problem is explored, and that is the thingness of photography. The thingness is shown to be light and photography is presented as an art form that “allows light to shine”, which is a poetic expression, inspired by Heideggers “Even painter needs a color, however not to use it up, but to let it shine” (Heidegger 2016: 53).