| Abstract [eng] |
The master's thesis analyzes a relevant topic – existential borderline experiences in Lithuanian humanistic photography since the ninth decade of the twentieth century to the present day. The aim of this work is to analyze the existential borderline experiences in Lithuanian humanistic photography since the ninth decade of the twentieth century to the present day, taking into account the challenges of today's new media and presenting the theory of existential philosophy and integrated examples of photography. The work consists of two main parts. The first part discusses the existentialist features of how borderline situations unfold in photography. In the second part, we move on to the effect – how those photographs affect the viewer, how the image is perceived in photographs, that is, integrating hermeneutics, Heidegger's and Gadamer's theory of art perception, how "inconvenient" images in photographs affect the viewer, that is, the impact of social events on photography (Holocaust, deportations) and the impact of photography on today’s viewer. The problematics of photography of borderline situations have been little studied by Lithuanian scientists. The work includes the following borderline situations: death, guilt, fear, disgust. Photographers not only raise current issues, but also develop questions of existential philosophy. In the context of Lithuanian photography, I will examine photographs of Virgilijus Šonta, Rimaldas Vikšraitis, Romualdas Požerskis and the installation of photographs “Guilt and holiness” by Kristina Marmokaitė. Existential borderline situations in Lithuanian humanistic photography are especially strong, causing certain feelings and reactions and opening certain emotional and ethical boundaries. |
