Abstract The pictures were taken between 1967 and 2022 in Sic/Szék, a small village in the heart of Transylvania, Romania. The project started in the period when despite the rigid political and economic circumstances, the village preserved its traditional peasant culture both in their everyday dress
Abstract Tibor Huszár (1952 – 2013) was a prominent Slovak photographer. As a photographer, he was interested in “all things human”, ordinary days and holidays, every day and timeless moments from the lives of people around him. Views into courtyards and the privacy of rooms, but
Abstract This paper explores Robert Frank’s seminal photobook The Americans, using Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopias, as discussed in his 1967 lecture Des Espaces Autres. By analyzing the visual and thematic elements of the book, this study explores how Frank’s depiction of 1950s America challenges conventional
Abstract This article investigates the power dynamics present in family photographic archives from the Soviet Union, spanning from World War I to Stalin’s death in 1953. An analysis of discovered family photographs, alongside additional artistic interventions, assesses how family photography serves as a multifaceted tool of
Abstract The study explores how death has become commercialized and commodified, presenting an anaesthetised, entertaining image primarily mediated through by media communication and consumer-driven narratives. This phenomenon is exemplified by dark tourism, with the Chernobyl nuclear disaster serving as a key case study. The paper highlights
Abstract František Švantner’s The Bride of the Mountains is conventionally regarded as the key prose work of the so-called Slovak Naturism. It belongs to the golden pool of classic works of Slovak literature. Its literary context defines the possible ways of adaptation into the genre of
Abstract This study explores the application of écriture féminine within the realm of digital gaming, focusing specifically on the digital game Gris. Rather than viewing feminine writing as a rigid methodological framework, this research conceptualises it as a creative approach characterised by fluidity and adaptability, capable
Abstract This study explores the integration of AI-generated images in digital media, with a specific focus on Slovak news and technology websites. It examines the extent to which AI-created visuals are used in articles covering artificial intelligence-related topics. The research selects three leading websites from both
Abstract This work, entitled Borders of Love: Trauma as Motivation to Create Art. Photography as Therapy, is defined by a set of research questions: Is it possible through an artistic experiment connected to examining the topic of love to learn to understand love better and express
Abstract Ema Lančaričová is a visual artist who mainly works with analog and instant photography. Her artistic research focuses on exploring the essence of photography by utilizing primary variables such as time, light, and space as well as their negations. Her approach is both philosophical and
Abstract The paper explores the fluidity of (photo)montage in image in the cultural contexts of the times, emphasizing the uniqueness of the medium of photography and its ability to transpose the referent as opposed to reality. The text analyses the dialectic between technical mistakes and creative
Abstract The visual capture of the world has been an integral part of the formation of ethnology and cultural anthropology since the beginning. It meant not only a source of knowledge of the local community, but especially of the time at which it was created. Sometimes