<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article aims to analyse the <italic>tableau vivant</italic> in social media culture by emphasizing its intermedial relation to technical visual media, particularly digital photography and film. By focusing on the living picture’s specific mimetic qualities, the study traces back the <italic>tableau vivant</italic>’s history in a media archaeological perspective primarily regarding photography. It explores the current revival of the <italic>tableau vivant</italic> within social media. The article examines living pictures and the aspect of self-staging, relevant to contemporary digital culture. The <italic>tableau vivant</italic> develops between two polarities: a primarily analytical approach that allows a profound exploration of a particular artwork and the performative aspects of self-staging.</p></abstract>

The article aims to analyse the tableau vivant in social media culture by emphasizing its intermedial relation to technical visual media, particularly digital photography and film. By focusing on the living picture’s specific mimetic qualities, the study traces back the tableau vivant’s history in a media archaeological perspective primarily regarding photography. It explores the current revival of the tableau vivant within social media. The article examines living pictures and the aspect of self-staging, relevant to contemporary digital culture. The tableau vivant develops between two polarities: a primarily analytical approach that allows a profound exploration of a particular artwork and the performative aspects of self-staging.

The <italic>Tableau Vivant</italic> and Social Media Culture

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies

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The article aims to analyse the tableau vivant in social media culture by emphasizing its intermedial relation to technical visual media, particularly digital...

The Tableau Vivant and Social Media Culture

Data publikacji: 03 kwi 2021

Zakres stron: 132 - 155

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2021-0009

Słowa kluczowe
social media, photography

© 2021 Maria Männig, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Tableau Vivant and Social Media Culture

Data publikacji: 03 kwi 2021

Zakres stron: 132 - 155

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2021-0009

Słowa kluczowesocial media, photography

© 2021 Maria Männig, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
social media, photography