Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborder

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Autor(a) principal: Rinelli, Lorenzo
Data de Publicação: 2021
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Debates
Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/debates/article/view/119597
Resumo: This intervention emerged from the increase of use of facial recognition technologies on population management, specifically on European migration management. Inspired by these circumstances I reflect over the use of optical lens from the early use of the camera by Europeans in colonial times in connection to contemporary image capture devices as a tracking tool to detecting and encamp people on the move. I believe that this archaeological methodology with an aesthetic sensibility allows to reveal how contemporary disciplinary techniques of image capture are produced by a complex relation of power and knowledge framed within the same biometric logic of truth-seeking that marked the European colonial domination. I conclude my intervention by featuring a powerful artwork of a contemporary artist that with her artwork disrupts the illusory claim of scientific truth and impartiality that still nowadays colonizes the system of visual verification, by upsetting its cluster of relations of power, by evoking forgotten African roots of modernity.
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spelling Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborderDistorsión de la lente: captura de imágenes, racismo y subversión de la fotografía colonial a "iborder"Distorção de lentes: captura de imagem, racismo e subversão da fotografia colonial à “iborder”Aesthetics of PoliticsFacial RecognitionMigration StudiesColonialityRujunko Pugh.Estética de la PolíticaReconocimiento facialEstudios de migraciónColonialidadRujunko Pugh.Estética da PolíticaReconhecimento facialEstudos de migraçãoColonialidadeRujunko Pugh.This intervention emerged from the increase of use of facial recognition technologies on population management, specifically on European migration management. Inspired by these circumstances I reflect over the use of optical lens from the early use of the camera by Europeans in colonial times in connection to contemporary image capture devices as a tracking tool to detecting and encamp people on the move. I believe that this archaeological methodology with an aesthetic sensibility allows to reveal how contemporary disciplinary techniques of image capture are produced by a complex relation of power and knowledge framed within the same biometric logic of truth-seeking that marked the European colonial domination. I conclude my intervention by featuring a powerful artwork of a contemporary artist that with her artwork disrupts the illusory claim of scientific truth and impartiality that still nowadays colonizes the system of visual verification, by upsetting its cluster of relations of power, by evoking forgotten African roots of modernity.Esta intervención surgió del aumento del uso de tecnologías de reconocimiento facial en la gestión de la población, más concretamente en el control de la migración europea. Inspirado por estas circunstancias, reflexiono sobre el uso de lentes ópticos desde el uso de la cámara por parte de los primeros europeos como un arma colonial hasta los dispositivos de captura de imágenes actuales como una herramienta de seguimiento para detectar y acampar a las personas en movimiento. Creo que esta metodología arqueológica con sensibilidad estética nos permite revelar cómo las técnicas disciplinarias contemporáneas de captura de imágenes son producidas por una compleja relación de poder y conocimiento enmarcada en la misma lógica biométrica de búsqueda de la verdad que marcó la dominación colonial europea. Concluyo mi intervención presentando una poderosa obra de arte de un artista contemporáneo que rompe la pretensión ilusoria de verdad científica e imparcialidad que todavía coloniza el sistema de verificación visual y evoca las raíces africanas olvidadas de la modernidad, rompiendo finalmente su conjunto de relaciones de poder.Esta intervenção surgiu do aumento da utilização de tecnologias de reconhecimento facial na gestão da população, mais especificamente no controle da migração europeia. Inspirado por essas circunstâncias, reflito sobre o uso de lentes ópticas desde o início do uso da câmera pelos europeus como arma colonial até os dispositivos de captura de imagens atuais como uma ferramenta de rastreamento para detectar e acampar pessoas em movimento. Creio que esta metodologia arqueológica com sensibilidade estética permite revelar como as técnicas disciplinares contemporâneas de captação de imagens são produzidas por uma relação complexa de poder e saber enquadrada na mesma lógica biométrica de procura da verdade que marcou a dominação colonial europeia. Concluo minha intervenção apresentando uma poderosa obra de arte de uma artista contemporânea que rompe a reivindicação ilusória de verdade científica e imparcialidade que ainda coloniza o sistema de verificação visual e evocando raízes africanas esquecidas da modernidade, em última instância perturbando seu conjunto de relações de poder.UFRGS2021-12-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/debates/article/view/11959710.22456/1982-5269.119597Revista Debates; Vol. 15 Núm. 3 (2021): Desemaranhando a Teoria Política: os Estudos Culturais e o Pós-Colonialismo encontram a Política Global; 104-132Revista Debates; v. 15 n. 3 (2021): Desemaranhando a Teoria Política: os Estudos Culturais e o Pós-Colonialismo encontram a Política Global; 104-1321982-52692236-479Xreponame:Revista Debatesinstname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSenghttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/debates/article/view/119597/65628Copyright (c) 2021 Revista Debatesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRinelli, Lorenzo2022-04-26T13:08:22Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/119597Revistahttps://seer.ufrgs.br/debatesPUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/debates/oai1982-52692236-479Xopendoar:2022-04-26T13:08:22Revista Debates - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborder
Distorsión de la lente: captura de imágenes, racismo y subversión de la fotografía colonial a "iborder"
Distorção de lentes: captura de imagem, racismo e subversão da fotografia colonial à “iborder”
title Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborder
spellingShingle Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborder
Rinelli, Lorenzo
Aesthetics of Politics
Facial Recognition
Migration Studies
Coloniality
Rujunko Pugh.
Estética de la Política
Reconocimiento facial
Estudios de migración
Colonialidad
Rujunko Pugh.
Estética da Política
Reconhecimento facial
Estudos de migração
Colonialidade
Rujunko Pugh.
title_short Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborder
title_full Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborder
title_fullStr Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborder
title_full_unstemmed Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborder
title_sort Lens distortion: image capture, racism and subversion from colonial photography to the iborder
author Rinelli, Lorenzo
author_facet Rinelli, Lorenzo
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rinelli, Lorenzo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Aesthetics of Politics
Facial Recognition
Migration Studies
Coloniality
Rujunko Pugh.
Estética de la Política
Reconocimiento facial
Estudios de migración
Colonialidad
Rujunko Pugh.
Estética da Política
Reconhecimento facial
Estudos de migração
Colonialidade
Rujunko Pugh.
topic Aesthetics of Politics
Facial Recognition
Migration Studies
Coloniality
Rujunko Pugh.
Estética de la Política
Reconocimiento facial
Estudios de migración
Colonialidad
Rujunko Pugh.
Estética da Política
Reconhecimento facial
Estudos de migração
Colonialidade
Rujunko Pugh.
description This intervention emerged from the increase of use of facial recognition technologies on population management, specifically on European migration management. Inspired by these circumstances I reflect over the use of optical lens from the early use of the camera by Europeans in colonial times in connection to contemporary image capture devices as a tracking tool to detecting and encamp people on the move. I believe that this archaeological methodology with an aesthetic sensibility allows to reveal how contemporary disciplinary techniques of image capture are produced by a complex relation of power and knowledge framed within the same biometric logic of truth-seeking that marked the European colonial domination. I conclude my intervention by featuring a powerful artwork of a contemporary artist that with her artwork disrupts the illusory claim of scientific truth and impartiality that still nowadays colonizes the system of visual verification, by upsetting its cluster of relations of power, by evoking forgotten African roots of modernity.
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