Phototherapy
The visual module of the 25is system, where the image becomes a point of observation.
Definition
Phototherapy — is an applied method of visual observation, embedded into the structure of self-reflection and team-based fixation.
Photography functions as a point of fixation in the process of observation.
It does not supplement perception, but clarifies it — allowing attention to settle on bodily, mimetic, and spatial configurations that are often inaccessible in real time.
It does not supplement perception, but clarifies it — allowing attention to settle on bodily, mimetic, and spatial configurations that are often inaccessible in real time.
The image serves as a means of identifying stable indicators of state.
Posture, expression, presence or detachment reveal structural patterns that support the analysis of dynamic and role-based positioning.
Posture, expression, presence or detachment reveal structural patterns that support the analysis of dynamic and role-based positioning.
Fixating visual material enables documentation of reality without distortion.
The image is not a symbol or representation — it is an observable form that captures what is already happening but often escapes verbal recognition.
The image is not a symbol or representation — it is an observable form that captures what is already happening but often escapes verbal recognition.
What it provides
• Fixation of recurring bodily and facial patterns
• Contact with the image as structure — not as “self”
• Observation of dynamics through sequence, rhythm, and stillness
• Comparison of visual feedback and internal experience
• Grounding in what is observed — not in assumption or interpretation
• Contact with the image as structure — not as “self”
• Observation of dynamics through sequence, rhythm, and stillness
• Comparison of visual feedback and internal experience
• Grounding in what is observed — not in assumption or interpretation
Application within 25is
25self
— fixation of posture, micro-expressions, and bodily responses
— integrated into modules of self-observation
— creation of visual series as part of the psychographic state map
— fixation of posture, micro-expressions, and bodily responses
— integrated into modules of self-observation
— creation of visual series as part of the psychographic state map
25team
— visualization of role distribution, presence, and tension dynamics
— fixation of resistance points and team interaction architecture
— visualization of role distribution, presence, and tension dynamics
— fixation of resistance points and team interaction architecture
Methodology
— visual component of structured (APA-style) observation:
photography as an extension of what is
— visual component of structured (APA-style) observation:
photography as an extension of what is
Practical actions
• Fixation of bodily markers: closure, uprightness, gaze direction
• Tracking of facial expressions and postures across contexts
• Creation of visual series reflecting presence, resistance, control
• Use of the image as an observable point — not a metaphor
• Integration of photographs into the observation archive and state mapping (self / teams)
• Creation of visual series reflecting presence, resistance, control
• Use of the image as an observable point — not a metaphor
• Integration of photographs into the observation archive and state mapping (self / teams)
Theoretical foundations
The method is grounded in the theory of Judy Weiser, the founder of phototherapy, who views photography as a medium of reflection, transition, and dialogue with one’s self-image.
The 25is approach follows her core distinction: a photograph as a bridge, not a window.
The 25is approach follows her core distinction: a photograph as a bridge, not a window.
It also draws on the following concepts:
— Embodied cognition (Varela, Wilson, Shapiro) — the idea that the body is inseparable from cognition
— Visual phenomenology — observation of the structure of perception rather than its content
— Observation as method (Sacks, Goffman, Garfinkel) — fixation of behavior without interpretation
— Embodied cognition (Varela, Wilson, Shapiro) — the idea that the body is inseparable from cognition
— Visual phenomenology — observation of the structure of perception rather than its content
— Observation as method (Sacks, Goffman, Garfinkel) — fixation of behavior without interpretation
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