"Biorama#
" continues
the thematic structure of "In memoriam" with framed images
and objects that explore the archaeology of my past. This series also
examines how artefacts are displayed in museums whose function has shifted
from a static storage facility of objects to a social space that articulates
boundaries shared by archaeology as a scientific paradigm and the place
of contemporary visual arts in (post)-modern contexts.
Mixing roles of education and spectacle,
the museum has a long and complex history, but according to Kevin Walsh
(2003, p106) the diorama was first constructed as a picturesque spatial
installation that linked objects, figures and simulated environments
by Louis J. M. Daguerre and Charles Marie Bouton in 1823. Consisting
of painted gauze and lights, the diorama gave the impression of movement
including sound effects and wax effigies to describe battle scenes and
other historic and spectacular events.
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