Launch of the book "Billedtræthed" (Image Fatigue) by professor of photography studies Mette Sandbye

The book "Billedtræthed" (Image fatigue) is the third book in the series "Challenges - small steps to big challenges".

It will be marked with an event at Det Kgl. Bibliotek, where the book's author, Professor of Photography Studies Mette Sandbye, former fellow at the Nordic Humanities Center, and Head of Photography and photographer Sigrid Nygaard, Dagbladet Information, will discuss the book's theme:

Images of war are everywhere. But why do we need war photography when the daily bombardment of images from the world's conflicts threatens to make us blind, passive and indifferent? We are constantly bombarded with outrageous war images that are meant to inform, evoke emotion and move us to action. But image saturation can lead to image fatigue, where the constant exposure to war imagery makes us tired and desensitised. Where the gruesome images lose their power.  

How should professional photographers work against this trend and how should we as humans deal with the blindness we can experience from the constant stream of war images?

Moderator: Tor Arnbjørn, science journalist.

"Udfordringer" is a series of books, podcasts and events about the great challenges facing society. Topics such as war, climate change, distrust, welfare and new technologies have core human, cultural and ethical components that require a humanistic perspective. Each book in the series is based on a concept - such as Wild Growth, Vulnerable Nature, Image Fatigue, Pre-War - that opens up a new perspective on economic inequality, climate, war, technology or polarisation.

The books are written by fellows at the Nordic Humanities Centre and are published in collaboration with Nord Academic/Gads Forlag. Subject editors are Anna Cornelia Ploug and Anders Engberg-Pedersen. It will be possible to buy the book after the event.

The event is free to attend, but please register here