2020 ‒ Schalten und Walten

Browsing 2020 ‒ Schalten und Walten by Author "Etienne, Noémie"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Article
    Through the Looking Glass – Dioramas, Bodies, and Performances in New York
    Etienne, Noémie (2020) , S. 23-40
    Dioramas are multimedia installations used in museums and popular culture since the 19th century. I study two sets of anthropological dioramas: the ones made for the Museum of Natural History in New York by Franz Boas; and the ones fabricated at the New York State Museum in Albany by Arthur C. Parker. As I will show, dioramas are not only visual displays but also installations with a proper materiality and temporality: they are the stage of multiple performances and work as contact zones between objects, models, makers, and beholders.