Punctum and art photography. In the path of late Barthes

Abstract

The article deals with the entry of art photography into the horizon of the late work of Roland Barthes, where it is seen accessing the dignity of style. In this sense, it draws attention to a small set of essays on a certain vanguard of French photographic art for the time being little considered by scholars. It is important to point out that this Baresian production of the final phase requires reviewing the probative set that supports the concept of "punctum", understood as the minimum signifying significance of a photo when it comes to a compelling spectator. It is inseparable from this to conjecture that, in referring to style, the last Barthes gives the photograph the same value of "deed" as it gives to the art of the word, if not assertive.