Thanks Punya, this is exactly the sort of recommendation I was hoping for. I've some grasp of these ideas but so far Ive been lacking a specialist vocabulary with which to discuss them. I'd probably argue there are more metaphors for time, including the atemporal, idealised representation (a technical drawing, architectural plans, a geological map of the Earth) and the representation of loose, not quite linear events (for example, a party where you're not quite sure what happened when). In other words, if time is perceived as arrows and cycles I'd suggest it is also grids and splodges.
Gould's book looks great.
Best,
Rob
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On 6 Nov 2012, at 12:26, Punya <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Stephen Jay Gould has a delightful book called Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle: Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time. Though a history of geology it is also a rumination on the nature of time. I haven't read it in a while but I remember the issues of visual representation come up repeatedly in the book and the last chapter is devoted to this idea.
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> Google books link
> http://books.google.com/books/about/Time_s_Arrow_Time_s_Cycle.html?id=UeGXJ5b8Ph0C
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> As the wikipedia article on the book concludes: Gould concludes Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle by insisting that arrows and cycles are "eternal metaphors" in the understanding of time. In a thoughtful complement to his discussion of the history of geology, he shows how these two metaphors have figured in the art and sculpture associated with major biblical themes. Both metaphors, he concludes, are needed "for any comprehensive view of history."
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time's_Arrow,_Time's_Cycle
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> ~ Punya
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> On Nov 6, 2012, at 6:51 AM, Rob Tovey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm researching how time is represented in photo-visuals (photographs and photo-composites) and in informational graphics - maps, timelines, data visualisations. Could anyone recommend books/papers on this topic? I'm specifically interested in the performance of alternative temporalities in these visual artworks, with theoretical insight.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Rob
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>> University of Chester
>> Faculty of Arts and Media
>> Kingsway Buildings,
>> Kingsway,
>> Chester
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>> 01244 512320
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