The Studium

After having read the hand-outs from our Wednesday lectures, I now feel I have a greater understanding of Roland Barthes theory on Studium and Punctum.
From what I have researched the studium is questioning the image and looking at the cultuarl connections the image holds, by studying the image the veiwer would uncover different signs and symbols which would connect to parts of the image for various different meanings. It is also looking at the way we veiw the image and the actual meanings the contense of the image holds.
People percive different photographs in different ways and no one looks at the image the same way as the next person. Therefor perhaps I would see the signs and symbols in this image differently to the next person.
However, I am going to relate this theory to my chosen image called "Cabot Street Cinema" by Hiroshi Sugimoto. I chose this image because I think it is a very conceptual photograph, One obvious thing which stands out would have to be the bright, but blank white screen. White, is a colour usually associated with innocents and purity. After research this image, I found out that this is done on purpose, by using a ninty minute exposure.
However my eye is also particulary drawn towards the two white pianos either side of the screen and the main centre peice in the ceiling. Perhaps this could be because of the way the light falls across each of these artifacts?
This image was infact taken in a packed Cinema, yet you can not see any people and it has a very empty and deserted feeling to it. This, again was obviousley done on purpose, I would interperate this to mean that perhaps the image its self shows a very different feeling and mood to the cinema that day. But again on resaerch this was mearly done because Sugimoto himslef wanted to see what it would look like to shoot a whole movie in a single frame.... therefor perhaps there was no meaning behind his reasioning for doing this, quite simply, just experimentation?