Because of mechanical reproduction,
art is no longer connected with the aura, but rather
"something" to be widely shown, seen and tested
He makes a connection between
With
mechanical reproduction
Art
Benjamin refers mainly to
Film
&
Photography
The seems to exist out of different,
but closely related elements
specific time and place
in existence
authenticity, or uniqueness
film
technology
photography
AURA
the of a piece of art is also specified
by "endurance" and "historical testimony"
1800
1936
it tends to bring back the past
and even more because the original would never be able to reach this situation
it becomes relocatable,
ripped
from
its
cult
value
it lacks unity, and therefore it lacks aura
Film overpowers the spectator,
which can only follow that specific road
But the inevitable lack of aura in film has its pluses too
Walter Benjamin
Film is made out of a bunch of parts
Benjamin saw that
with this development
came new, mechanical
reproduction technologies
and possibilities
hmm
film
technology
photography
Film changes view on reality
Film can be revolutionary
the mechanical reproduction, however,
detaches the artwork from its historical tradition
and therefore destroys its aura
...which demands full concentration from the spectator
And concludes that the replicas miss something
essential
that the original has within its originality
"While resting on a summer afternoon, to trace a
range of mountains on the horizon - this is what
it means to breath the aura of the mountains." - Benjamin
there is an
interchangeable relationship between spectator and auratic art
Early photography did
not lack of aura though..
according to Benjamin,
the ritual value kept the aura alive