Thresholds: seeing the past through the future (Pete James and Mat Collishaw)
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
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In 1839 WHF Talbot exhibited an extensive selection of his new photogenic drawings at the Birmingham meeting of the Association for the Advancement for Science. In a time of disturbance, this important event took place in King Edward's School on New Street, a major work of Neo-Gothic architecture by Charles Barry, which was demolished in the 1930s.
Pete James (former Curator of Photography Collections at Birmingham Library) and acclaimed artist Mat Collishaw will talk about their innovative research project that recreates the exhibition and space as a Virtual Environment.
Their exhibition Thresholds opens in London on 17 May; here they offer a preview.
Organised by the Centre for the History and Theory of Photography and the Vasari Research Centre for Art and Technology.
Research Seminar open to all.
Contact name:
Patrizia Di Bello
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