kiji Kaja Silverman’s “The Miracle of Analogy”: Rewriting the Ontology of Photography
Kaja Silverman's The Miracle of Analogy is a major rewriting of photography's ontology. This analysis breaks down its 4 core concepts: 1) Challenging Krauss's "index," she posits photography's essence as "analogy" (resemblance); 2) Decentering the author with the concept of "the world's self-imaging"; 3) Using "latency" (delay) to build an ethics of viewing; 4) Tracking "chains of resemblance" across media. The book reorients photo theory toward phenomenology and attunement.
