Al-Quds 1854 , Photography , Archaeology and Colonisation
تاريخ النشر: 01/01/2020
الناشر: kutub.ltd
نبذة الناشر:Tracing the origins of the religious sites in Greater Syria and specifically in Palestine was a major undertaking for Western scholars during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The use of a Western style of knowledge to dominate and restructure what they called the Orient was evident in many fields, including archaeology ...and photography. Both de Saulcy, the archaeologist, and Salzmann, the photographer, expressed their belief in the accuracy of the narratives of the Holy Bible, and of the need for the return of the Jews to reconstruct their “Promised Land”. Colonisation of what they described as an empty land was a “civilising mission” according to politicians, archaeologists, scientists and Christian evangelists.
Salzmann used photography, not only as a tool to reproduce and document Jerusalem and its moments, but more significantly as a medium attempting to present a persuasive, visual argument.
It is impossible to isolate Salzmann and de Saulcy’s intentions from the cultural, religious and political atmosphere of the 19th century.
The importance of Salzmann’s photographs remains in their significance as visual documents in the history of western imperialism. إقرأ المزيد