자아이미지의 소수성- 낸골딘의 자아이미지를 중심으로 -

Abstract

This research focuses on Nan Goldin the emblematic American photographer from the 80s and early 90s and her treatment of the self-image. Even though she was an iconoclast for her time, it is true that critics tend to narrowly define her work in terms of the autobiographical snapshot aesthetics that became her trademark form, emphasizing the sexuality latent in her work. This paper will explore the social formation of Goldin's identity, her psychological characteristics, and her self-image in relation to the idea of minority.The concept of minority goes beyond the simplistic identity of minorities and can be perceived rather as a social characteristic related to the expression of our desire. This point has been raised by Deleuze and Gattari, who explained the desire to become minority as a development in their theory of desire. According to Gilles Deleuze and Guattari, desire can be described as a form of machineryan entity which constantly tries to escape and become emancipated. Their theory is in essence a positive affirmation of pluralism, where minority is the social manifestation of desire--perpetually striving for production, change, and escape--in opposition to systematization, uniformity, and standardization.

This research focuses on Nan Goldin the emblematic American photographer from the 80s and early 90s and her treatment of the self-image. Even though she was an iconoclast for her time, it is true that critics tend to narrowly define her work in terms of the autobiographical snapshot aesthetics that became her trademark form, emphasizing the sexuality latent in her work. This paper will explore the social formation of Goldin's identity, her psychological characteristics, and her self-image in relation to the idea of minority.The concept of minority goes beyond the simplistic identity of minorities and can be perceived rather as a social characteristic related to the expression of our desire. This point has been raised by Deleuze and Gattari, who explained the desire to become minority as a development in their theory of desire. According to Gilles Deleuze and Guattari, desire can be described as a form of machineryan entity which constantly tries to escape and become emancipated. Their theory is in essence a positive affirmation of pluralism, where minority is the social manifestation of desire--perpetually striving for production, change, and escape--in opposition to systematization, uniformity, and standardization.