The word Syntactics refers to the branch of semiotics that deals with the formal properties of signs and symbols.

Generic Syntax

Images carry an integral connection with the medium by which they were made. While the subtleties of the technique can lie buried, they can also be used to make crucial connections with the ideas behind the image.

While there is a generic visual syntax that is common to painting, printmaking and photography etc. ( like the tones - Black & white, or Portrait and landscape formats), there is a specific syntax that relates directly to a specific medium like photography.

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