Summary The Photograph as an Art Object

I found this article really interesting, in the way Cole discussed artists who are pushing the boundaries of what lies within the medium, 'photography'.  Most of the contemporary artist she discusses are either sculptors or work with the medium as sculpture.  I was really interested in artist Braine's recent work with colour film.  Taking film and physically abstracting it as well as developing it without exposing it, essentially using traditional materials of photography while eliminating the 'photo' element.  The other artists really grasp onto the idea of pushing what they can do with the image, pushing past the flatness of a photo.  Cockburn takes the image and manipulates it while developing, from drawing on it to using embroidery.  While Harvey-Regan uses photos of simple objects in new ways, like placing the photo on the floor and hanging the rock like a photo.