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Remember when you were a kid a the Viewmaster 3-D was the coolest fucking thing since the hot fudge sundae? Of course you do. Now imagine if a hip artist with a keen liking for Kafka came up with her own set of Viewmaster film wheels. Such is the case with Portland-based artist Vladimir. Vladimir first takes 3-D pictures of ...

This week’s Retro Rewind delves into the original poor-mans virtual reality, the ViewMaster. The good old days of paper reels and plastic mechanical eyeware might be behind us, but we shall never forget the ViewMaster. I remember quite vividly. The joy of looking through the different reels at my local Kmart. Filled with the anticipation that only a child can ...