![]() Even the most perfect reproduction differs fundamentally from an original artwork, because it lacks "the here and now" of the work-a quality that Benjamin terms "the aura." The aura is diminished or even destroyed by the advent of reproduction, because a reproducible work of art can circulate freely, and is no longer tethered to the specific place and time where it was once solely on view. ![]() In the essay, Benjamin explains how technologies that reproduce artworks-sound recording, photography, or even bronze casting-fundamentally change the nature of the works. ![]() Chapter 1 of Ways of Seeingparaphrases several key concepts from Walter Benjamin's seminal essay, " The Work of Art in the Age of its Technological Reproducibility" (sometimes referred to as " The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," the title used for an early English translation).
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