TY - JOUR

T1 - Syn for sagn

T2 - Tre fotografiske dokumentationsprojekter, 1895-1927

AU - Nyvang, Caroline

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - Picturing the Past – Three Photographical Projects, 1895—1927This article analyses the use of photography in Danish folkloristic documentation of immaterial culture. In particular, it focuses on the work of Axel Olrik (1864-1917), the first president of the Danish Folklore Archives and a representative of the early folkloristic movement, and his engagement in three different photographical projects during the years 1895—1927. Through a study of the actual pictures as well as readings of Olrik’s personal letters, applications for funding, and academic writings, two main arguments for the use of photography are identified: one line of argumentation pertains to the potential of photography as a conservatory technology; another series of reasons promotes photographs as a particularly well-suited medium for conveying the past in a holistic way. Furthermore, the article shows how these arguments hinge on a coalescence of time and space, comparable to that of concurrent ethnographic photography.

AB - Picturing the Past – Three Photographical Projects, 1895—1927This article analyses the use of photography in Danish folkloristic documentation of immaterial culture. In particular, it focuses on the work of Axel Olrik (1864-1917), the first president of the Danish Folklore Archives and a representative of the early folkloristic movement, and his engagement in three different photographical projects during the years 1895—1927. Through a study of the actual pictures as well as readings of Olrik’s personal letters, applications for funding, and academic writings, two main arguments for the use of photography are identified: one line of argumentation pertains to the potential of photography as a conservatory technology; another series of reasons promotes photographs as a particularly well-suited medium for conveying the past in a holistic way. Furthermore, the article shows how these arguments hinge on a coalescence of time and space, comparable to that of concurrent ethnographic photography.

KW - Det Humanistiske Fakultet

KW - Fotografihistorie

KW - Folkloristik

KW - Folkeminder

KW - Visuel antropologi

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

VL - 12

SP - 5

EP - 22

JO - Tidsskrift for Kulturforskning

JF - Tidsskrift for Kulturforskning

SN - 1502-7473

IS - 1

ER -