Society of Copying

The collection "Society of Copying" includes essays and articles dedicated to the study of social processes, as well as the search for patterns in the development of culture. In the essays "The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technical Reproducibility" and "A Brief History of Photography," the historical moment is examined when art ceases to be unique and becomes mass-produced. Everything serves as a reason for reflection for Benjamin: from old photographs to the literary explorations of Franz Kafka…