Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Channels
Bioglyphes

Title:

La Vie en Relief

Date:

1931

Material:

Celluloid film, metal mount, cardboard and plastic viewer

Dimensions:

Film 16 mm

Location:

Paris, France

A souvenir of the Paris Colonial Exhibition held in 1931 to celebrate France's colonies (Wangari 2025). The cardboard and plastic viewer came with ten slide strips in steel mounts. Views are mainly of pavilions for colonies including Vietnam, Martinique, Cambodia, Algeria, Morrocco and others. The pavilions were based on famous buildings or typical structures.

Inner box pulls out to adjust focus
Cochinchine (Southern Vietnam). Left and right images for this and the following are swapped for cross-eyed viewing.
Cambodia (Angkor Wat)
Tour de Madagascar
Guyane (French Guiana)
References
⌃  Back to citationWangari, Keita. 2025. Bioglyphes Stereoscope | Exposition Coloniale. V 3D V. Accessed Dec. 22, 2025.