Del taller mecánico al mundo complementario: los fotomontajes de Art Ringger = From the mechanical workshop to the complementary world: the photomontages of Art Ringger
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This article presents a reflection on the relationship
between the technique of photomontage
and humour in general and the
work of the Swiss Art Ringger (1946, Zurich)
in particular. On the one hand, taking the
hypothesis of an inherent relationship existing
between humour and photomontage as
a starting point, we can reread some of the
best known theoretical contributions on humour
and laughter, like the works of Baudelaire,
Bergson and Pirandello, and establish
general concepts and obligatory references
for their later use in developing the aforementioned
hypothesis. After an initial reflection,
we will show that there is indeed an
inherent relationship between comedy and
photomontage, which focuses on the mechanical
character shared by the two phenomena.
In a second more specific development,
based particularly on some fragments
taken from Baudelaire, we attempt to more
precisely clarify the relationship between
the different nuances of comedy and the
different technical possibilities of photomontage.
In parallel with this theoretical reflection,
we note the possible application of the
results obtained to the work of photomontist
Art Ringger. Finally, we arrive at the conclusion
that the use of photomontage can be
attributed to what we call “modest comedy”,
thus distinguishing it from the two categories
established by Baudelaire, that is, absolute
and ordinary comedy