Lecture //
We are excited to announce the inaugural lecture of the Black Hole Photography Lecture Series next week Wednesday.
Date: Wednesday June 11, 2025 Time: 11-12
Location: Large Lecture Hall, Erjavčeva ulica 23., ALUO, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana 1000.
SPEAKER: Jennifer Marine, MA, University of Virginia, Art History
“In 2019, astronomers captured the now-iconic image of black hole M87—a photograph unlike any other. Made with no camera or film, how can such an image still be called a photograph?” Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the fluid boundaries between photography and scientific imaging. This talk traces a fascinating arc from Margaret Watts-Hughes’s “Voice Figures” and Robert Williams Wood’s sound wave photography, to the radio-based imaging of deep space, interrogating the very definition of a photograph. Discover how light and sound have long been entangled in the visual history of science and art—blurring categories, challenging conventions, and reshaping how we see (and hear) the world.
What is a Photograph?
Historical entanglements of light and sound
Our inaugural lecture of the Black Hole Photography Lecture Series started on Wednesday June 11, 2025 Time: 11-12 Location: Large Lecture Hall, Erjavčeva ulica 23., ALUO, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana 1000
Speaker: Jennifer Marine, MA,
University of Virginia, Art History
“In 2019, astronomers captured the now-iconic image of black hole M87—a photograph unlike any other. Made with no camera or film, how can such an image still be called a photograph?” Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the fluid boundaries between photography and scientific imaging. This talk traces a fascinating arc from Margaret Watts-Hughes’s “Voice Figures” and Robert Williams Wood’s sound wave photography, to the radio-based imaging of deep space, interrogating the very definition of a photograph. Discover how light and sound have long been entangled in the visual history of science and art—blurring categories, challenging conventions, and reshaping how we see (and hear) the world.
moderated by dr. Eszter Polonyi
moderated by dr. Eszter Polonyi
