Experiencias inmersivas y nación: la fotografía estereoscópica amateur en Cataluña 1900-1936

Abstract

Between 1900 and 1930, amateur photography spread notoriously in Catalonia. This extension had particular roots among the wealthy classes who found a form of commitment to the nation in photography and hiking. In this articulation, between photography and nation, the stereoscopic format, which was very popular at the time, played a capital role. Stereoscopic allowed the taking of double photographs that, thanks to a viewfinder, offered a profound experience of immersion, transparency and physical transit. The article interrogates the processes of construction of national visual culture not only in terms of the productive instance of amateur photography but also in its observational and experiential instance, which places the body at the centre of the processes of construction of national identities and underlines the relevant role that photographic amateurism played in cultural Catalanism.