Autor: Noemie Etienne

Dioramas are devices on the frontier of different disciplines: art, anthropology, and the natural sciences, to name a few. Their use developed during the nineteenth century, following reforms aimed a …

Circulation and imitation are key factors in shaping the material world. The authors in this volume explore how technical knowledge, immaterial desires, and political agendas impact the production an …

Löwen, Elefanten, Okapis, Giraffen und Strauße – Tiere aus Kolonialgebieten bevölkerten die Bildwelten der europäischen Moderne um 1900. Sie waren Ausdruck eines sich im Zuge der Industrialisierung, …

Pourquoi un objet, une œuvre d’art, voire une personne, sont-ils considérés comme « exotiques » ? Comment se construit le regard sur les choses ou les gens qui semblent appartenir à d’autres régions, …

During the 17th and 18th centuries, foreign material culture was introduced into France and Switzerland and integrated into European interiors and decorative arts. Scholars have emphasized this era’s …