Simon Warner : Photographer
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The Diorama: Weaving Time & Space
Performative lecture as LJM Daguerre at the Old Polytechnic, University of Westminster, October 2008. Part of the Magic Lantern Society series <i>Professor Pepper's Ghost<i>
Monsieur Daguerre expands upon his exemplary career, from stage designer through inventor of the Diorama to discoverer of photography. In his celebrated retirement he creates one last Diorama painting for his local church, bringing together all the interests that have driven his explorations.
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Detail of Diorama, Bry-sur-Marne, by Daguerre 1842