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Prometheus meets M eta-Image : implementations of Aby Warburg’s methodical approach in the digital era.

The article discusses the Meta-Image project which integrates prometheus and the medium HyperImage. The implementation of the methodical approach of Aby Warburg, who is considered as the father of visual studies, with the application of prometheus, a distributed digital image archive for research an...

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Published in:Visual Studies Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 109 - 121
Main Authors: Warnke, Martin, Dieckmann, Lisa
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2016
Subjects:
Warburg, Aby, 1866-1929
Digital libraries
Digital image processing
Metadata
Digitization
Computer art
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the Meta-Image project which integrates prometheus and the medium HyperImage. The implementation of the methodical approach of Aby Warburg, who is considered as the father of visual studies, with the application of prometheus, a distributed digital image archive for research and study,with HyperImage, 3 an image linking and annotation tool is explained. A conclusion emphasizing the potential of Meta-Image as an ideal platform for image discourse is also offered.