15:54 Jul 8, 2009 

Non, pas du tout Susan ! Remarque tout à fait appropriée !

08:49 Jul 8, 2009 

En fait c'est celle qui a posé la question qui le dit: Il s'agit d'un artiste qui photographie des carcasses et des éléments d'avions (souvent en aluminium, d'où les tirages sur feuilles d'aluminium brossé). J'aurai dû faire la remarque dans la langue de la question (ou peut-être est-ce à côté de la plaque....?)

11:39 Jul 7, 2009 

Nice one, I didn't really think about that. I guess the aluminium on which it is printed recreates some of the realism that may have been lost in its modern format as it relates directly back to the subject matter which was the actual aluminium-the photographed has become the photo itself over time. That begs the question, what was the original format/what was it printed on? I assume old photo plates so I stick by my shot medium (camera+plate for prints) being recreated by the aluminium sheet prints.

10:44 Jul 7, 2009 

Is the author suggesting that the aircraft itself is a "support" for the "prise de vue" (ie the original "medium" is the thing itself)? The idea of an original medium is fine in postmodern theory, rather less so in other contexts, unless I am missing something here. Does it seems strange to anyone else? When I first read the sentence, I thought the text was referring to old-fashioned photographic plates. I would have thought the original "support" was either the film or the digital impression, although I have also seen "support de prise de vue" used to mean variations on tripods for aerial shots (don't suppose his fascination for flying machines runs to an aerial camera support made from aluminium?). I am not a specialist on the question, please put me back on the right track if these remarks are wayward.