The Death of the Photographer

he Death of the Photographer. A Rehearsal presents an appropriated version of Andreas Schmidt’s book Neon Boneyard Las Vegas A-Z Judy Natal (2011) as well as a variation on Roland Barthes’ essay The Death of the Author. Schmidt’s book was appropriated from the website where the artist made his book available. Barthes’ essay, in the translation by Richard Howard, was downloaded from Ubuweb and edited in Microsoft Word. No efforts have been made to contact the rightful owners with regards to copyright and permissions.