As part of an exhibition focussed on the war beyond the Western Front at Oxford Brookes University, Dr Tudor Georgescu is looking to convert a series of stereoscopic views to 3D pictures – and would very much value your help in putting together a set of twenty to thirty images to highlight a remarkable history of the War and its visual legacy.
If you have stereoscopic pictures capturing the Italian, Balkan, Middle Eastern or Russian campaigns, for example, Dr Georgescu would be very grateful if you would consider loaning them for the exhibition. He is keen to have high resolution scans of pictures that can be scaled up to A3 or A2 or larger size to make the most of their visual impact.
If you have stereoscopic pictures capturing the Italian, Balkan, Middle Eastern or Russian campaigns, for example, and are interested in having them included in the exhibition, please contact Dr Georgescu at Tgeorgescu@brookes.ac.uk. All contributors will be fully acknowledged.
Organisers: Tudor Georgescu (Oxford Brookes / Centre for Hidden Histories), Stephen Barker and the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (Sofo), and the Centre for Hidden Histories at the University of Nottingham.
Summary of the exhibition
This exhibit sets out to explore hidden histories of the First World War that go beyond the well trodden trenches of the Western Front, refocusing on themes and theatres that have remained elusive. As seen through the prism of the Oxf and Bucks battalions’ experiences of the Italian, Balkan, Middle Eastern and Russian campaigns, a remarkable and graphic history emerges, one that also lucidly illustrates the truly global dimensions of the First World War and our role therein.
Revisiting this rich archival, material and visual legacy, the exhibit has three interconnecting sections: The first features the host of research projects conducted by Brookes students and Sofo volunteers that so gainfully excavated personal histories and case studies in the Sofo archives. These narratives are, in turn, vividly grounded by the artefacts on loan from the museum that offer a tangible testimony of the war. The third section features a series of stereoscopic pictures converted to 3D to make these particularly engaging, visual testimonies accessible to a wider audience and cast an overdue spotlight on a fascinating imagery - both in themselves and reflective of visual cultures.
Ultimately, though, the exhibit aims to be an informal, engaging space in which to rediscover a remarkable perspective on the history of the First World War, and to encourage a conversation about what it means to us during the centenary commemorations and beyond.
