Introduction: the image between presence and absence
Giancarlo Grossi, Andrea Pinotti
AN-ICON Studies in Environmental Images [ISSN 2785-7433] May 16, 2022 DOI: 10.54103/ai/17909 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Dream Perception Consciousness Altered state Meaning existential Painting Comics Cognitive psychology Cognitive science Cognition Visual arts Literature Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Proposes that visual media have always represented experiences that fall under the category of "altered states of consciousness," defined as any perceptual state other than ordinary human perception. |
Abstract
Dream images, anticipations of the future, memories of the past, perceptual distortions, delusional hallucinations, cognitions intoxicated by alcohol and drugs have always inhabited the visual representations of paintings, comics, films, television series, videogames and, more recently, virtual reality installations. We call them “altered states of consciousness”, meaning any perceptual state other than ordinary human perception