Pasi Väliaho studies relations between images, technologies and culture. His work moves across historical periods, from seventeenth-century optical machines to early cinema and contemporary screens, bridging art, science, and philosophical thought.
Here's a short description of my research/superivision interests:
General themes:
- theories/philosophies of image and visuality
- history of optical media (camera obscura, photography, cinema, etc.) from early modernity to present
- history art/images in relation to science, technology and capitalism
Potential specific topics:
- camera obscura in early modern science and philosophy
- colonial data visualization practices
- Paul Sandby's topographic art