MoCIA: Docile Bodies Room

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting free standing map sign, Great Court, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. The work was created using the mobile app Scaniverse, which has a function to export rotational videos of the scans created.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA)


Associated names
Representation of: Free standing map

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court. British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting free standing map sign, Great Court, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. The work was created using the mobile app Scaniverse, which has a function to export rotational videos of the scans created. This video utilises an export function designed to replicate the viewpoint of an embodied observer as they virtually navigate the objects scanned. 

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA)

Associated names
Representation of: Chair and Fan

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 17. British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of Gaussian "Slat" depicting free standing sign with QR code, Room 69, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. Visitors are invited to scan a QR code with their mobile phone and engage with the collection through a series of activities on their devices. The work was created using the mobile app Scaniverse's function to export rotational videos of 3D work created.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA)

Associated names
Representation of: standing display with infographic and QR code

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 69. British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of Gaussian "Slat" depicting free standing sign with QR code, Room 69, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. Visitors are invited to scan a QR code with their mobile phone and engage with the collection through a series of activities on their devices. The work was created using the mobile app Scaniverse's function to export rotational videos of 3D work created.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA)

Associated names
Representation of: standing display with infographic and QR code

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 69. British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

In the 'Docile Bodies' room, visitors are introduced to various approaches to the exhibition space and the processes involved in algorithmically created images. This includes films documenting the scanning process performed through software interfaces, documentation of institutional use of computational imaging in the context of display, and records of how visitors engage with their mobile phones in museum spaces. The focus of the exhibit is on phenomenological research and the positioning of the gaze through technology, while also addressing the ethics of museum display, particularly in reference to the exhibition of human remains.

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA).

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA).

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA).

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of Gaussian 'Slat", Wooden outer-coffin of Hor (700-680BCE), Room 63, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. This artefact in the PPM is part of  engagement with the work of Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, specifically the 360-degree camera pans present in the film "Riddles of the Sphinx" (1977). In the final scene of the film, which is set in the Egyptian rooms at the British Museum, Louise and Anna are depicted crouching in front of the wooden outer-coffin of Hor, represented in this virtual 3D rotation. The work was created using the mobile app Scaniverse, which has a function to export rotational videos of the scans created.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Wooden outer-coffin of Hor (700-680BCE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 63. British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D Scan

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

3D Scan of Virtual Autopsy Exhibit, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings and specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are "managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity."

This scan was created at a time when the museum was operating with restricted access and guided routes due to COVID-19 regulations in the UK. These measures included the closure of exhibits necessitating touch, which were considered sites of possible contagion. The work was created using the mobile app Tnio+.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Virtual Autopsy 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 64. British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video was completed as part of research into how the museum utilises 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.' This video was created at a time when the museum was operating with restricted access and guided routes due to COVID-19 regulations in the UK. These measures included the closure of exhibits necessitating touch, which were considered sites of possible contagion. The film is a video of Room 64 reflected in the LCD screen of the virtual autopsy exhibit. The reflection acts as a black mirror of the exhibition space.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Wooden outer-coffin of Hor (700-680BCE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D Scan

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Mixed reality view of Edited 3D Scan of Gebelein Man A Display and Virtual Autopsy Exhibit, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

This augmented reality (AR) work was completed as part of research into how the museum utilises 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

The virtual autopsy was conducted on Gebelein Man A, a naturally mummified corpse of a young adult man born over 5,000 years ago, whose remains have been on display in the British Museum since the early 1900s. The image represents a view of the exhibit with an AR intervention. The intervention consists of a 3D scan of the display containing Gebelein Man A's body, pictured in the large glass vitrine, but with all elements representing his physical remains removed. This is placed both in relation to the Virtual Autopsy exhibit and the display of his corpse, drawing a relation between 3D scanning, the physicality of Gebelein Man A's remains, and the conditions of care and exhibition which are part of the museum's governance.

The work was created using the augmented reality function of the mobile app Aero

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Virtual Autopsy. 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 64. British Museum

Acquisition date
2021

The 3D LiDAR film depicts a marble torso of a charioteer (c. 320-300 BCE) re-contextualized into Room 04 of the British Museum. This was completed as part of research into ideas surrounding remote access to collections, particularly where 3D technologies are linked with concepts of similitude, likeness, and representation. The work is a screen recording of the augmented reality function of the Record3D app. A 3D LiDAR film is overlaid onto a live video feed, with a view of Room 04 of the British Museum in the background, placed in direct relation. In this context, the re-contextualization of the sculptural work, originally positioned in Room 22 of the museum, is an act of virtual curation performed by the visitor. This process allows for a comparison between the video representation of the space, the post-photographic 3D representation, and the embodied experience of the visitor in the gallery, creating an uncanny set of relations. Additionally, it gestures towards the potential of the process as a tool to create new juxtapositions both within and outside the museum space.

Object Type
3D Scan

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Edited 3D scan of the display case containing Gebelein Man A's body and funereal artefacts , Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

This 3D scan work was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Gebelein Man A is a naturally mummified corpse of a young adult man born over 5,000 years ago, whose remains have been on display in the British Museum since the early 1900s. The 3D image represents a view of the four corners of the vitrine compressed together, removing all references to the representation of a human form in the context of display.

The work was created using the Trnio+ mobile app. 

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the PPM. 

Associated names
Representation of: Display case in room 64

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 64. British Museum

Acquisition date
2021

Object Type
3D Scan

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

3D scan depicting a free standing map dispenser, Great Court, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. The work was created using the mobile app Scaniverse. 

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Dispenser of museum maps 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court. British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilises 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts a visitor seemingly engaging with the touchscreen function of the Virtual Autopsy display of a graphically rendered CT scan of Gebelein Man A. However, in this instance the visitor is actually engaging with a screen that has no touchscreen functionality

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Wooden outer-coffin of Hor (700-680BCE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Vitrine containing Gebelein Man A

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of British Museum displays during Covid lockdown

Curator's comments:

This video, created during the period between full COVID lockdowns, represents the first instances where social distancing and designated routes were imposed in the museum space. The film depicts a walkthrough from Room 49 to Room 52 at 11:00 AM, a peak time in the museum

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Room 49 - 52

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: room 49 - 52, British Museum

Acquisition date
2020

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of Virtual Autopsy touch table, Room 64, British Museum, 2020

Curator's comments:

The video, one of the oldest in the collection, was completed as part of research into how the museum utilizes 3D technology to disseminate research findings, specifically how the language of pathology is used in relation to human remains. The video depicts interaction with the Virtual Autopsy table, originally installed in the "Ancient Lives. New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories" exhibition in 2014, but made a permanent exhibit in the collection displays shortly after. Visitors are depicted dissecting the graphically rendered 3D CT scan of the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old young man. The autopsy table allows for movement between layers of skin, flesh, and bone, and for these to be intersected across x, y, and z coordinates. The body is labeled with "interest points" to guide the viewer through the experience. The corpse of the man resides in a large glass vitrine adjacent to the virtual autopsy, along with funerary items—though not the ones from his shallow grave. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the PPM. 

Associated names
Representation of:Virtual Autopsy table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Virtual Autopsy

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the PPM. 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the PPM. 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
3D LiDAR video

Museum number
1756,0101.669

Description
LiDAR video of visitors entering the Great Hall of the British Museum, London

Curator's comments:

Screen recording made in the blank software interface of the app "Record 3D"

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Museum Visitors

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Great Court British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting a sculpture of Pericles (c. 2nd century AD) ,  Room 15, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. A 3D photogrammetric scan of the Pericles bust, a Roman copy of an earlier Greek original, displayed in Room 22 of the British Museum, was created using the mobile app Trnio+. The video was generated using the automated video share function of the app

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:  Pericles (c. 2nd century AD) 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 15. British Museum

Acquisition date
2022

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Visitor photographing sculpture on iPad, Gallery 52

Curator's comments:

The film was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space, and whether this is changed through the act of utilising the screen to interact with the space. The film captures a museum visitor photographing the head of a colossal limestone statue of a bearded priest from the Sanctuary of Apollo at Idalion (c. 450-425 BCE).

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Visitor photographing sculpture 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 52. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Visitor, Gallery 29b, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The film was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space, and whether this is changed through the act of utilizing screens to interact with the museum. In this film, visitors led by a British Museum staff member are engaging with objects from the collection through touch. Engagement with the 'Hands-on Desks' offers an opportunity to handle objects from the collection. These experiences are often also engaged with through the lens of a screen simultaneously.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Visitor engaging with touch table

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 29b. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Visitor, Gallery 70, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The film was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space, and whether this is changed through the act of utilising the screen. 

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Visitor photographing sculpture 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 70. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Visitor photographing, Gallery 64

Curator's comments:

The film was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space, and whether this is altered by utilising screens to interact with the exhibits. The film captures museum visitors photographing the vitrine containing the remains of Gebelein Man A, a 5,000-year-old pre-dynastic body that has been naturally mummified. The British Museum's policy regarding human remains states that they are 'managed in a way that protects the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. Mindful of ethical obligations, the Museum ensures that the human remains held in its care are always treated and displayed with respect and dignity.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Visitor photographing the corpse of Gebelein Man. A

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 64. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Visitor, Gallery 70, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The film was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space, and whether this is changed through the act of utilising the screen to interact with the space. The film captures a museum visitor engaging with The Portland Vase (c. 15 - 25 BCE)  and the audio function of their mobile phone. 

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Visitor photographing sculpture 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 70. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Visitor, Gallery 70, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The film was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space, and whether this is changed through the act of utilising the screen. 

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Seated visitor, Statue of bearded man (c 450 -425 BCE) , and audio guide infographic,

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 72. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting a sculpture of  Sancai ware tomb figures (c. 728 CE),  Room 33, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. A 3D photogrammetric scan of  Sancai ware tomb figures (c. 728 CE), displayed in Room 22 of the British Museum, was created using the mobile app Trnio+. The video was generated using the automated video share function of the app

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of:  Sancai ware tomb figures (c. 728 CE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 33. British Museum

Acquisition date
2023

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting a copy of Death-mask, Napoleon Bonaparte (c. 1821 CE),  Room 47, British Museum

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. A 3D photogrammetric scan of a plaster-of-Paris cast copy of Napoleon Bonaparte's death mask, displayed in Room 47 of the British Museum, was created using the mobile app Trnio+. The video was generated using the automated video share function of the app.

In 'Ontology of the Photographic Image' (1960), André Bazin draws a comparison between the death mask and the photograph. In a footnote, he states that there is room 'for a study of the psychology of the lesser plastic arts, the moulding of death masks for example, which likewise involves a certain automatic process. One might consider photography in this sense as a moulding, the taking of an impression, by the manipulation of light.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Gallery of the PPM. 

Associated names
Representation of:  Napoleon Bonaparte.

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 47. British Museum

Acquisition date
2022

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting a painted limestone head of a Bodhisattva, ( 550-577 CE), displayed at Frieze Masters 2022.

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. A 3D photogrammetric scan of  Head of a Bodhisattva, ( 550-577 CE)  was created using the mobile app Trnio+. The video was generated using the automated video share function of the app

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Head of a Bodhisattva, ( 550-577 CE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Frieze Masters,

Acquisition date
2022

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting 16th Century Bust of Female Saint displayed at Frieze Masters 2022.

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. A 3D photogrammetric scan of  the 16th Century bust of Female Saint from the Swabian School, was created using the mobile app Trnio+. The video was generated using the automated video share function of the app

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Bust of Female Saint, Swabian School, 16th Century 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Frieze Masters,

Acquisition date
2022

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting a painted limestone head of a Standing Bodhisatva, (c.200 - 300 CE), displayed at Frieze Masters 2022.

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. A 3D photogrammetric scan of a standing Bodhisatva, (c.200 - 300 CE) was created using the mobile app Trnio+. The video was generated using the automated video share function of the app

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Standing Bodhisatva, (c.200 - 300 CE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Frieze Masters,

Acquisition date
2022

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting a life-size, seated figure of a 'luohan' (arhat), with hands on lap, (c. 907-1125 CE) , Room 33, British Museum.

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. A 3D photogrammetric scan of the life-size, seated figure of a 'luohan' (arhat), with hands on lap, (c. 907-1125 CE) was created using the mobile app Trnio+. The video was generated using the automated video share function of the app

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Life-size, seated figure of a 'luohan' (arhat), with hands on lap, (c. 907-1125 CE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 33, British Museum, 2022

Acquisition date
2022

,

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting A standing figure of a female deity (Tārā), (C. 700 CE), Room 33, British Museum.

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. A 3D photogrammetric scan of A standing figure of a female deity (Tārā), (C. 700 CE), was created using the mobile app Trnio+. The video was generated using the automated video share function of the app

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: A standing figure of a female deity (Tārā), (C. 700 CE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 33, British Museum, 2022

Acquisition date
2022

Object Type
Film

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Rotational video documentation of 3D scan depicting a Statue of a Kore, (c. 525BC-500 BCE)  Room 13, British Museum.

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. A 3D photogrammetric scan of statue of a Kore, (c. 525BC-500 BCE) was created using the mobile app Trnio+. The video was generated using the automated video share function of the app

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Statue of a Kore, (c. 525BC-500 BCE) 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 13, British Museum, 2022

Acquisition date
2022

Object Type
Screen Recording

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Screen Recording of the Scanning Process of mobile app Trnio.

Curator's comments:

The screen recording was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space, and how this is changed through the act of scanning.. The film captures the software interface during the scanning process.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Temple Boy (c. 300-200 BCE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 72. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Screen Recording

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Screen Recording of the Scanning Process of mobile app Trnio.

Curator's comments:

The screen recording was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space,  and how this is changed through the act of scanning.. The film captures the software interface during the scanning process.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Empty Plinth

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 18. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Screen Recording

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Screen Recording of the Scanning Process of mobile app Trnio.

Curator's comments:

The screen recording was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. The film captures the software interface during the scanning process of a marble bearded head of a companion of Ulysses (c. 100-150 CE) in Gallery 22. Fox Talbot photographed a copy of this bust, labeled as Bust of Patroclus, and published it as Plate V in 'The Pencil of Nature.' The description of the photograph states that statues, busts, and other specimens of sculpture 'are generally well represented by the Photographic Art; and also very rapidly, in consequence of their whiteness.'

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Marble bearded head of a companion of Ulysses

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Gallery 22. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Screen Recording

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Screen Recording of the Scanning Process of mobile app Trnio.

Curator's comments:

The screen recording was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space, and how this is changed through the act of scanning. The film captures the software interface during the scanning process.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: The Trentham Laver, ( 200 CE + 19th Century)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 01. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Screen Recording

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Screen Recording of the Scanning Process of mobile app Trnio.

Curator's comments:

The screen recording was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space, and how this is changed through the act of scanning. The film captures the software interface during the scanning process.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: The Rosetta Stone (c 196 BCE) 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 04. British Museum

Acquisition date
2017

Object Type
Digital Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Digital Video depicting a photographic print installed in Room 18 of the British Museum, London in place of relief Sculpture made from marble

Curator's comments:

These videos, completed in 2016, depict instances in the museum where high-quality photographic prints are installed in gallery locations, acting as scaled simulacra for artefacts removed for loan or conservation purposes. These photographs represent the first stages of the research process that informed the creation of the MoCIA and became an exploration of how photographs in the museum are tied to ideas of representation, evidence, and equivalence in the context of display. In this instance, the marbles were on loan to The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg for an exhibition celebrating the institution's 250th anniversary
Location
Displayed in the Remote Access Gallery of the MoCIA

Associated names
Representation of: 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: room 18, British Museum

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Digital Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Digital Video depicting a photographic print installed in Room 18 of the British Museum, London in place of relief Sculpture made from marble

Curator's comments:

These videos, completed in 2016, depict instances in the museum where high-quality photographic prints are installed in gallery locations, acting as scaled simulacra for artefacts removed for loan or conservation purposes. These photographs represent the first stages of the research process that informed the creation of the MoCIA and became an exploration of how photographs in the museum are tied to ideas of representation, evidence, and equivalence in the context of display. In this instance, the marbles were on loan to The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg for an exhibition celebrating the institution's 250th anniversary

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: 

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: room 18, British Museum

Acquisition date
2016

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of British Museum displays during Covid lockdown

Curator's comments:

This video, created during the period between full COVID lockdowns, represent the first instances where social distancing was imposed in the museum space.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Rosetta Stone Display

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: room 04, British Museum

Acquisition date
2020

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Video of British Museum displays during Covid lockdown

Curator's comments:

This video, created during the period between full COVID lockdowns, represent the first instances where social distancing was imposed in the museum space.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Rosetta Stone Display

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: room 04, British Museum

Acquisition date
2020

Object Type
Screen Recording

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

3D photogrammetry scan of the Wooden outer-coffin of Hor (700-680 BCE) in Room 63, British Museum, completed with the mobile app Scaniverse.

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. This artifact in the PPM is part of engagement with the work of Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, specifically the 360-degree camera pans present in the film Riddles of the Sphinx (1977). In the final scene of the film, which is set in the Egyptian rooms at the British Museum, Louise and Anna are depicted crouching in front of the wooden outer-coffin of Hor, which is the end of the 360-degree panoramic shot. The completed scan exhibited in the PPM represents the outcome of a performative process exploring the difference in gaze between the panning shot, synonymous with attempts to de-center the hegemonic gaze in Riddles of the Sphinx, and the act of making 3D scans by the visitor in the museum space through consumer-level mobile scanning apps. The artefact was created using the mobile app Scaniverse.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Wooden outer-coffin of Hor (700-680BCE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 63. British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
Screen Recording

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

Screen recording of the scanning process of the Wooden outer-coffin of Hor (700-680 BCE) in Room 63, British Museum, viewed through the mesh mode interface of the mobile app Scaniverse.

Curator's comments:

The scan was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. This artefact in the PPM is part of engagement with the work of Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, specifically the 360-degree camera pans present in the film "Riddles of the Sphinx" (1977). In the final scene of the film, which is set in the Egyptian rooms at the British Museum, Louise and Anna are depicted crouching in front of the wooden outer-coffin of Hor, which is the end of the 360-degree panoramic shot. In screen recording exhibited in the PPM, the reversal of the process is depicted in the act of scanning an object; the gaze is situated on the object, and the process of scanning requires multiple angles for completion. The work was created using the mobile app Scaniverse.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Wooden outer-coffin of Hor (700-680BCE)

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 63. British Museum

Acquisition date
2024

Object Type
Video

Museum number
1756,0101.673

Description

360-degree panning video Room 63, British Museum

Curator's comments:

This 360-degree panning shot was completed as part of research into how the museum controls the circulation of visitors through systems of display and the infrastructure of the space. This artifact in the PPM is part of research engagement with the work of Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, specifically the 360-degree camera pans present in the film "Riddles of the Sphinx" (1977). In the film, the British Museum's Egyptian room is contextualised with an intertitle that states, "Detour through these texts, entombed now in glass, whose enigmatic script reminds her of a forgotten history and the power of a different language." The instruction for the shot is, "British Museum Egyptian Room. Louise and Anna, surrounded by mummified bodies and sarcophagi, puzzle over hieroglyphs. Wide framing. Music, VO." This instruction is used to re-create the pan shot in the current gallery space

The end of the pan, in The Riddle of the Sphinx depicts the wooden outer-coffin of Hor (700-680 BCE). Although the artefact is now positioned in a different display system in Room 63 of the British Museum, the location of the shot remains similar to that in Mulvey and Wollen's film. The marked difference is in the experience of the space: the film depicts only the performers, with no other museum visitors, whereas the contemporary experience of these galleries is one of overwhelm, as they are among the busiest in the entire collection.

The pan is replicated here in the PPM to explore the positionality of the gaze in the context of creating 3D scans. The rotation depicted is similar to that of geographical survey equipment and LiDAR technology, which scans the environment from a singular perspective but utilises multiple perspectives to create detailed point-cloud maps. This contrasts with the process of photogrammetry prevalent in mobile technology, which requires the embodied movement of the sensor around the subject.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Room 63. British Museum

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: Room 63. British Museum

Acquisition date
2019

Object Type
3D Photogrammetry and LiDAR

Museum number
1756,0101.331

Description

Photogrammetry and LiDAR scan

Curator's comments:

LiDAR and 3D photogrammetric scan of multiple parts of the British Museum's upper floor, including Room 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 64, 65.

Location
Displayed in the Docile Bodies Room of the Museum of Computational Image Artefacts (MoCIA). 

Associated names
Representation of: Rooms of British Museum Upper Floor

Acquisition Source
Extracted from: British Museum

Acquisition date
2024