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Photography meets Victorian-era 3D printing in Cantor Arts Center’s new show

A. Van Geleyn, Photosculpture, portraits en sculpture, 35 Boul[var]t [sic] des Capucines, 1866. Lithograph, 30-5/16 × 42-1/8 in. (77 × 107 cm). Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département Estampes et Photographie. Photo: gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France

A. Van Geleyn, Photosculpture, portraits en sculpture, 35 Boul[var]t [sic] des Capucines, 1866. Lithograph, 30-5/16 × 42-1/8 in. (77 × 107 cm). Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département Estampes et Photographie. Photo: gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France

"In Greek and Roman mythology, Narcissus was a handsome young man who, while stopping to drink from a pond, fell in love with his own reflection. He was so overcome with adoration that he refused to leave and died of hunger. Like this mythical figure, we humans have always been fascinated by our own image, as can be seen today in the culture of influencers and the never-ending quest for the perfect selfie.

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