Introduction: Beyond the Screen In an era dominated by screens, speed, and seamless interfaces, the visual landscape often leans toward the immaterial. Yet, amidst this digital saturation, a renewed emphasis on tactility is reshaping how images are conceived and experienced. Dayna Frazer ’s approach to visual strategy highlights this shift—where the sensory, physical qualities of materials are not lost in translation but instead reinterpreted for digital environments. Her work demonstrates that even in highly mediated contexts, the feeling of touch can be visually communicated and strategically deployed. Understanding Tactility in a Digital Context Tactility, traditionally associated with physical interaction—texture, weight, surface—might seem incompatible with digital media. However, contemporary visual culture has evolved to simulate and evoke these qualities through photographic detail, lighting, and composition. Grain, shadow, material contrast, and imperfections all contrib...
