La imagen corporal como relación social: la representación del cuerpo en el retrato y el autorretrato

Abstract

The paper analyzes, from an anthropological perspective, the social presentation of the body through photography, more specifically we inquire about the relationship that the person establishes with their body images, both in the production and in the circulation of photographs as objects of sociability. The incursion into the subject is made from a brief reflection on the concept of body image, the review on the representation of the body in photography in different areas that serve as cultural markers, and the focus on the social presentation of the body in the social interaction processes. Through interviews, perceptions about body image in photography and the circulation of these images on social networks are revealed, some concerns about photographing and being photographed in portraits and self-portraits are described, mainly associated with representation models, beauty patterns and some conflicts between the private and the public.