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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146807| Title: | The emergence of layers and structures in photography |
| Other Titles: | Still time : a retrospective by Joseph P. Smith |
| Authors: | Borg, Trevor |
| Keywords: | Photography, Artistic -- Malta -- Exhibitions Photography -- Philosophy Space and time in art Smith, Joseph P., 1959- -- Criticism and interpretation Vernacular architecture -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2026 |
| Publisher: | Arts Council Malta |
| Citation: | Borg, T. (2026). The emergence of layers and structures in photography. In L.G. Chetcuti (Ed.), Still time: A retrospective by Joseph P. Smith (pp. 151-155). Valletta: Arts Council Malta |
| Abstract: | This essay by Prof. Trevor Borg explores the multifaceted photographic practice of Joseph P. Smith as presented in his retrospective exhibition, STILL TIME (2026). Borg analyses how Smith constructs fluid narratives of "place" by blending documentary realism, ethnography, and geometric abstraction. The text examines the dual nature of photography to simultaneously reveal and conceal, transforming specific architectural, urban, and natural landscapes into tightly cropped, decontextualized layers of meaning. Drawing on spatial theories from thinkers like de Certeau, Lefebvre, and Sontag, Borg highlights how Smith's imagery captures everything from weathered, decaying vernacular spaces to structured contemporary architecture, ultimately inviting viewers to actively inhabit and reconstruct these visual narratives through their own imagination. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146807 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacMKSDA |
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