Picturing Aura – A Visual Biography

This is an extended historical, anthropological, and philosophical study of modern efforts to visualise the hidden radiant force encompassing the living body known as our aura. The author sees auras as boundary objects operating in multiple conceptual spaces, including art, healing, and scientific exploration. The late 19th century with the Theosophical movement was an important phase at the junction of science and occultism, while technologies have developed considerably in the interim. The author goes beyond dichotomous thinking on the aura with his methodical empirical and interdisciplinary approach – a landmark work.