A presentation by Simon Warner and Nancy Stedman

Sat 17th Sept 2022

Doors Open: 6.30pm

Performance: 7 – 8pm

Drinks can be bought at Watchmakers in South Square

Free Event

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The Diorama — An adventure in space and time

Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), the inventor of photography, returns for one night only to reclaim his place at the heart of European culture.

Trained as a theatrical scene painter, Daguerre developed a unique entertainment — the Diorama, which enchanted audiences in Paris and London in the years before he invented the first commercially available photograph, the Daguerreotype.

With the help of an assistant and a cunningly contrived scale model, the workings of the Diorama will be demonstrated, alongside M. Daguerre’s own account of his illustrious career.

Simon Warner is a photographer, artist and independent researcher based near Haworth. He was Artist in Residence at South Square Centre in 2004. As part of a NESTA Fellowship 2006-8 Simon developed a series of live presentations on 19^th century visual culture.

Nancy Stedman is an artist based near Skipton.  Originally working in landscape conservation, she is also an arts project manager and has worked for The Art House and Public Arts amongst others.  She regularly exhibits and curates at Unit 9 at South Square.