The exhibition Mines Magic 3D – Bicentennial of Photography: From Stereoscopy to Digital 3D Images offers a visual journey dedicated to the quest for photographic volume. It chronicles nearly two centuries of fascination with relief photography, from the first stereoscopes of the 1850s to today's digital 3D models.
Within the buildings of Mines Paris – PSL, the exhibition highlights treasures from the school's archives, alongside remarkable objects from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy in London, a project partner and holder of one of the world's most significant stereoscopic collections.
Mirroring this historical perspective, contemporary artworks and the latest imaging technologies are presented, including photogrammetry, lenticular images, holograms, digital 3D models, and auto-stereoscopic screens. This dialogue between past and present transforms the school into a space for experimentation at the intersection of art, science, and heritage.
Mines Magic 3D invites everyone to see differently, offering a historical, architectural, and sensory experience. From an 1850 daguerreotype to virtual exploration spaces, the exhibition reveals all facets of 3D, an "infinite window" as described by Baudelaire.
