Cliché-Verre

Cliché-verre is an artistic technique that combines etching and painting directly on photographic negatives, originating in the 1840s. This method, translating to "glass negative" in French, allows for the creation of unique black-and-white prints by manipulating light-sensitive glass plates. The audiobook also explores the history of the Magic Lantern, an image projection device invented in the 1600s, and traces the evolution of photographic processes from glass plates to color film, highlighting the artistic potential that unfolded with these advancements.