ABSTRACT
In this chapter, “Lars Elleström and Bottom-Up Categorisation”, Kamilla Elliott deals with the notion of ‘mixed media’ using examples from pictorial initials in literature and discussing the reciprocality of images and words, showing how the meaning of a letter can shift between the symbolic, verbal signification of a letter to the visual, iconic meaning of a picture, depending on the context. Following an anecdotal outline of relations and differences between Elliott’s own approach and that of Elleström, Elliott further emphasises the necessity of breaking down media categories to basic levels and opposing binary opposition, as both she and Elleström have done.
