Abstract:
Erwin Panofsky, in his essay 'Perspective as ‘Symbolic Form’', discusses and marginalizes the spectator at the same time. On the other hand, anamorphotic media represent an attempt to place the spectator as an active part in the reception or even the production of images. These specific modes of reception are employed by William Kentridge with the help of the katoptric technique in his film 'What will come (has already come)'. Using this anamorphotic practice, Kentridge reflects on the position of the perceiving subject within the image and, as a result, on the iconic nature of images in general.