Peirce

From the point of view of photography as contemporary art – Index A photograph denotes a moment in spacetime.It exists because light touched a surface then and there.The image is anchored to coordinates: this happened. → Photography’s irreducible claim: presence. Icon A photograph resembles what appeared.Forms, bodies, spaces are recognisable.The world shows itself as image.…

1. Index 2. Icon 3. Symbol ? Conceptual Visualization Sign Type Connection to Object Function in Semiotic Space Index Existential/Causal Points to a specific spot/event Icon Resemblance Represents the form or structure of the space Symbol Conventional/Arbitrary Bridges or interconnects spaces for communication This is a subtle but powerful shift – it moves Peirce’s classic…