Dark Mirrors Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa

• 攝影書作為藝術創新載體： 作者在書中提出一個核心觀點，即過去十年來，攝影實踐中最具活力的藝術創新平台正是「攝影書」（Photographic Book）。因此，書中許多論文都是將這些藝術作品放在「書本形態」的脈絡中進行審視。
• 視覺與社會政治的交織： 論文嚴謹地剖析了圖像如何反映我們時代的迫切議題，反思歷史的當代延續性，以及視覺在社會生活中的多變狀態。 [1]

1. 反黑人主義與視覺性（Anti-blackness and visuality）的複雜交織。
2. 肖像攝影中，具身差異（Embodied difference）的脆弱與複雜性。
3. 口頭與視覺媒介作為社會形式的潛能。
4. 專注力的政治學（Politics of attention）。

• Deana Lawson
• Dana Lixenberg
• Paul Pfeiffer
• Arthur Jafa
• Katy Grannan
• Robert Bergman

Dark Mirrors is a collection of reviews published in 2021 by photographer and critic Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa. Published by the independent publisher MACK, this book includes 16 important papers he wrote between 2015 and 2021. [One, two]

These articles deeply explore the practice of contemporary exquisite art photography and videography, focusing mainly (but not limited to) rooted in the visual culture of the United States. [1]

Core arguments and themes

Photography books as a carrier of artistic innovation: The author puts forward a core point of view in the book, that is, in the past ten years, the most dynamic artistic innovation platform in photography practice is "Photographic Book". Therefore, many papers in the book examine these works of art in the context of "book form".

The intertwining of vision and social politics: The paper rigorously analyzes how images reflect the urgent issues of our times, reflects on the contemporary continuity of history, and the changeable state of vision in social life. [1]

The four key topics discussed in the book

The complexity of anti-blackism and visuality is intertwined.

In portrait photography, the vulnerability and complexity of Embodied difference.

The potential of oral and visual media as a social form.

Politics of attention.

Focus artist

In the book, Wolukau-Wanamwa conducts an in-depth case analysis of the works of many contemporary heavyweight visual artists, including: [1]

Deana Lawson

Dana Lixenberg

Paul Pfeiffer

Arthur Jafa

Katy Grannan

Robert Bergman