Photography And The Art Of Science

    Photography and science have a symbiotic relationship; they always have. It was in the 

context of science that photography was first announced to the public by François Arago 

in 1839. And it was the rhetoric of observation and objectivity that was so beloved of 

scientists in the mid-nineteenth century that photography very soon acquired. It was, in 

fact, photography's close ties to science that hindered its bid to claim fine-art status. It is 

photography's close and continued ties to science that have also been utilised by artists 

through the decades, artists who played with the concepts of objectivity, truth, 

documentary and surveying. 

   The author discusses the unique place that photography has taken up in the art of science and the science of art, dwelling on moments when the two appear to be one and the same, and moments where they appear to diverge. Rather than writing a sort of survey, the paper will dip in at various points in history, looking at the debates from various historical perspectives so as to consider the paradigm ‘art science’ as it has variously been applied to photography. The paper will take up the conflicting rhetorics of passivity and control, mechanical and creative, showing how each is used in its place, but always emphasising the back-and-forth, the give-and-take between science and art. It will be argued that photography's dual nature is exactly what makes it interesting to artists, and what makes it valuable to the sciences.

1. 5W1H Sentences

• Who: François Arago first announced photography to the public in 1839.

• What: Photography was closely tied to science, influencing its lack of fine-art status.

• When: In the mid-nineteenth century, photography became associated with the

rhetoric of observation and objectivity.

• Where: Photography's connection to science was recognized in various places

through history.

• Why: Photography’s dual nature of being both scientific and artistic is what makes it

intriguing to artists and valuable to scientists.

• How: The paper will explore debates on photography's status by looking at key

historical moments from multiple perspectives.

2. Verbal and Nominal Sentences Verbal

Verbal

•François Arago announced photography to the public in 1839.

•Photography soon acquired a rhetoric of observation and objectivity.

•Artists have played with concepts of •objectivity, truth, documentary, and surveying.The paper will dip into various points in history.

• It will argue that photography's dual nature makes it interesting to artists.

Nominal

•Photography’s ties to science hindered its claim to fine-art status.

•Photography is closely tied to the sciences and artists alike.

•The relationship between art and science is symbiotic.

•Photography's dual nature is intriguing to both artists and scientists.

•The debate about photography is one of passivity versus control.

3. Tenses and Their Pattern

• Present Simple:

➢ "Photography is closely tied to science."

➢ Pattern: Subject + verb (present form)

• Past Simple:

➢ "François Arago announced photography to the public in 1839."

➢ Pattern: Subject + verb (past form)

• Future Simple:

➢ "The paper will dip into various points in history."

➢ Pattern: Subject + will + verb (base form)

4. Change Sentences into Active or Passive Construction

• Active: François Arago announced photography to the public in 1839.

Passive: Photography was announced to the public by François Arago in 1839.

• Active: Artists have played with concepts of objectivity, truth, documentary, and

surveying.

•Passive: Concepts of objectivity, truth, documentary, and surveying have been played

with by artists.

• Active: Photography's ties to science hindered its bid to claim fine-art status.

Passive: The bid to claim fine-art status was hindered by photography's ties to science.

5. Translate the Sentences

1. François Arago announced photography to the public in 1839.

• François Arago mengumumkan fotografi kepada publik pada tahun 1839.

2. Photography’s close ties to science hindered its claim to fine-art status.

• Keterkaitan fotografi dengan ilmu pengetahuan menghalangi klaimnya untuk 

status seni rupa.

3. Photography soon acquired a rhetoric of observation and objectivity.

• Fotografi segera memperoleh retorika pengamatan dan objektivitas.

6. Reasons Why the Writer Uses the Tenses

• Present Simple: Used to express general truths or states, like photography’s ongoing

relationship with science.

• Past Simple: Employed to describe specific historical events, such as when François

Arago announced photography or how photography was viewed in the mid-19th

century.

• Present Perfect: Used to indicate actions that have occurred at various points in the

past but are relevant to the present, as in the case of artists playing with the concepts

of objectivity and documentary.

• Future Simple: Chosen to describe actions or arguments that will be developed in the

paper, indicating future intention.