Dioramas

Hiroshi Sugimoto, a Japanese photographer, created a body of work titled Dioramas in 1976. In this series, Sugimoto photographed exhibits within natural history museums. His photographs captured extinct creatures and prehistoric scenes, imbuing them with a sense of authenticity that the original museum displays often lacked.1

A diorama itself is a three-dimensional exhibit, often miniature, viewed through an opening. It typically features a painted or photographic backdrop with flat or solid objects placed in front to create a sense of depth. The word can also refer to a long painted canvas that is slowly rolled to depict movement.2