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Sophia Journal

Introduction and Editorial

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Visual Spaces of Change: photographic documentation of environmental transformations

A space of exploration, discussion and reflection towards new ideas on the use of photography

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Abstract

This 6th issue of Sophia Journal brought together a diverse group of researchers, architects, visual artists, and curators of international relevance, gathered on the International Conference Visual Spaces of Change: photographic documentation of environmental transformations, in an exercise of joint reflexivity about photographic documentation of environmental transformation from different perspectives and visual constructs. These international conferences embody an important stage during the process of the annual call and publication of each number of Sophia Journal. This means they enable an active dialogue between researchers, authors and the public, contributing to the identification of new avenues of research and artistic expression related to how photography can be explored as a meaningful instrument of inquiry about today ́s processes of urban change and architectural spaces. (...)

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