DIORAMA-RAMA TODAY
November 17, 2014 3:45 PM Subscribe
"The cosmorama consisted of rather small landscape scenes displayed conventionally in a gallery, but viewed in relief, through an arrangement of magnifying mirrors. The pleorama was a form of moving panorama shown in Breslau in 1831, in which viewers sat in a boat that rocked as though tossed by waves, while moving canvases on each side recreated the changing views of the Bay of Naples, which was thus traversed in the space of an hour...The myriorama, or "many thousand views" was, by contrast, a more personal visual device, consisting of numerous cards depicting fragments or segments of landscapes that could be arranged in infinitely different combinations."
The above is a footnote from Sophie Thomas' "Making Visible: The Diorama, the Double and the (Gothic) Subject," which covers in detail the 18th century fascination with fantastically intricate dioramas.
Previously, Miko wrote about the Eidophusikon, a similar genre of immersive entertainment.
Also previously: Mathowie and Fizz included references to Lisa's Rival post titles.
The above is a footnote from Sophie Thomas' "Making Visible: The Diorama, the Double and the (Gothic) Subject," which covers in detail the 18th century fascination with fantastically intricate dioramas.
Previously, Miko wrote about the Eidophusikon, a similar genre of immersive entertainment.
Also previously: Mathowie and Fizz included references to Lisa's Rival post titles.
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but one of my absolute favorite things at the University of Iowa science museum is the Laysan Island Cyclorama. It's about the wildlife on the Pacific Island, how a man who grew tired of eating fish and just wanted a few rabbits, and what happened to the ecosystem when the rabbits nibbled their way... to oblivion.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 3:54 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 3:54 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
Wikipedia shows a few myriorama cards that "came from a set of 18", in case you saw the sets of six or seven and thought that the "infinite" or even "many thousands" of combinations had been exaggerated.
An ordered selection of 1-18 cards made from a set of 18 gives you around seven quadrillion combinations. If you were able to view one of these every second you could have started in the Jurassic era, about two hundred million years ago, and you would still not be finished.
posted by Joe in Australia at 4:36 PM on November 17, 2014 [2 favorites]
An ordered selection of 1-18 cards made from a set of 18 gives you around seven quadrillion combinations. If you were able to view one of these every second you could have started in the Jurassic era, about two hundred million years ago, and you would still not be finished.
posted by Joe in Australia at 4:36 PM on November 17, 2014 [2 favorites]
If you were able to view one of these every second you could have started in the Jurassic era, about two hundred million years ago, and you would still not be finished.
You can get the same experience by watching Transformers 3.
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:51 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
You can get the same experience by watching Transformers 3.
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:51 PM on November 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
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