Talk :- Stereoscopy – A Victorian Phenomenon

Unfortunately this event has been postponed due to our speakers testing positive for Covid. We are contacting all ticketholders to arrange refunds, and hope to announce a rescheduled date shortly.

Talk: Stereoscopy – A Victorian Phenomenon
Peering into a small, magical box, an eager audience in the 1850s was transported into another dimension. Stereoscopic 3-D images allowed them to experience the wonders of the world without ever leaving their fireside, see the heroes of the day in realistic detail, enjoy sentimental scenes or watch the construction of Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge. Millions of images were published and voraciously consumed by the public in just a few glorious years.
Join photo historian Denis Pellerin, co-curator of the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy, and discover how these remarkable images were captured, experiencing not only Clifton Suspension Bridge as the Victorians would have viewed it, but also other famous bridges and landmarks, ordinary and famous people, glimpses into the daily lives of the Victorians and humorous or romantic staged scenes.

• Saturday 30th September, 2:00pm

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Photo Historian, Denis Pellerin:

Denis Pellerin is a photo-historian with a passion for stereo photography. He has been researching the history of stereoscopy for over 40 years writing a dozen books and over sixty articles both in French and in English. Since 2012 Denis has been the curator of Brian May’s extensive collection of stereo photographs. In 2018 he was joined by Rebecca Sharpe as the collection grew. Sir Brian and Denis have co-authored four books together with more to come. Since he came to Britain Denis has given nearly a hundred online or face-to-face 3-D talks on different aspects of Victorian stereo photography. Ticket £6
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