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Immerse yourself in a series of exotic and unfamiliar settings faithfully captured over the last 150 years of 3-dimensional photography. Series of tableaux are thematically organized to reflect common experiences of community, danger, beauty, amusement, and innovation around the world and back in time. This is a unique virtual adventure which by transcending social, environmental, and technological differences allows each viewer to discover the essence of what it is to be human. Images are selections from aprox 40,000 recently digitized original 19th and 20th century stereophotographs in the vaults at Photoarchive3D. Most have not been seen by the public in the last century, and all will be projected in three dimensions as originally intended. Sponsored by the Belmont Gallery of Art.
3D stereophotography of ancient Egyptian sites, installations, and objects first became practical in 1853-6. “Published” in large numbers, they transported viewers from their parlors to previously unseen worlds. Surviving examples are primary documents of early exhibitions, and a window into the perspective of western photographers catering to European and American interests. Details to follow.