Biography
Luca Schaffer is a research associate in artistic research, photographer, and doctoral candidate. His research focuses on the theory of operative images, the remediation of photography, the aesthetics of synthetic media and algorithmically networked image cultures, and the socio-technical and documentary implications of generative image practice. Luca completed a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and Art Education and a Master of Arts in Critical Image Practices, both with a focus on photography, at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. His bachelor's thesis, “unsung,” was nominated for the Zeugin Design Prize, and his master's thesis, “machine_gaze,” was awarded the Chapeau Prize for the best master's thesis.
In his research, he examines the role of the image as a shaper of post-indexical realities and their socio-technical implications. He is interested in new forms of realism, criticism, and visibility in the age of image-generating algorithms.
