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New Light on Old Media

Welcome to Issue 49 of New Light on Old Media

Chartres In Lights

"An event not to be missed!"

Until October 13th 2018

Recommended by Magic Lantern Society member Jennifer Utteridge
24 sites, all part of an exceptional historical heritage, are illuminated each night: Notre Dame Cathedral, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, the old Episcopal Palace (grand façade of the Fine Arts Museum and the Bishop's Garden), churches, bridges, wash houses at the edge of the Eure river, the multimedia library, streets and squares of the upper town.

On Saturday, September 15th 2018, it's the Festival of Light.
Don't miss this event full of magic!

Visit the Chartres in Lights website.

Watch a video here.

 George Auckland  : Acting Editor

Magic Lantern Walking Stick




Recommended by Magic Lantern Society member Lindsay Lambert

Sometimes a vintage walking stick is more than a dapper statement piece. It can also be a man’s grooming kit, a croquet set, a microscope, or even a projector. Multipurpose canes were all the rage at the turn of the 19th century. The top of the "magic lantern" cane slides up and acts as a portable projector. Point it at the nearest wall to view the hand-painted illustrations housed within the shaft. A tiny torch brings the full-colour slideshow to life.You never know when you just need a Magic Lantern.

Get more information here.


Putting the Audience in a Spin



Magic Lantern Society member Nick Hiley writes
"Did you see this modern Zoetrope?
This is an animated image, to see it work properly open this e-mail in a web browser using the link right at the top of the page.

Dutch artist Veerle Coppoolse examines the life cycle of a butterfly in a handcrafted zoetrope built from finely cut paper.  The  paper animation is a mock-up for a larger model . She hopes to build a cocoon-shaped machine that will spin guests around the paper work to create an animation, rather than producing movement from the zoetrope itself.
See the Zoetrope in action.


Prehistoric Thaumatrope?



Another submission from Lindsay Lambert. This one goes back a long way.

It was made at least 14,000 years ago and when it spins, it looks like the deer is running.
This incredible artefact was originally discovered in 1868 in Dordogne, southwestern France. It’s made of bone, and similar ones have been found in northern Spain and the Pyrenees. For years, archaeologists assumed they were buttons, or pendants.



Visit the website here.

The invention of the thaumatrope is usually credited to John Ayrton Paris. Paris was said to have used one to demonstrate persistence of vision to the Royal College of Physicians in London in 1824.
Charles Babbage recalled in 1864 that the thaumatrope was invented by the geologist William Henry Fitton after he (Babbage) had told Fitton how the astronomer John Herschel had made him see two sides of a coin at once by spinning it.

Already I can hear some of you screaming! Especially Stephen.

Read more about thaumatropes here.

See more thaumatropes from the
Richard Balzer Collection.
 
 
'Diorama' of Dr Who Theme arranger
 

Hand Made Diorama Card model of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire.

She is best known for her pioneering work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the 1960s, particularly her popular electronic arrangement of the theme music to the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. Delia Derbyshire has been referred to as "the unsung heroine of British electronic music.".
You can see this delightful diorama here.

And you can find out lots more about Delia Derbyshire here.

 

The Thrill of Deception

Magic Lantern Society member Helmut Wälde recommends
Lust der Täuschung, the Thrill of Deception.
"From ancient art to virtual reality."

Art has always played with our perception and shows us how easy it is to be deceived. Since antiquity, artists have always used the latest ways to trick us and dazzle us with their artistry.

Schon immer spielt die Kunst mit unserer Wahrnehmung und führt uns vor Augen, wie einfach wir zu täuschen sind. Seit der Antike nutzen Künstler stets die neuesten Möglichkeiten, um uns auszutricksen und uns mit ihrer Kunstfertigkeit zu verblüffen. Mit Beispielen aus Malerei, Skulptur, Video, Architektur, Design, Mode und mit interaktiver Virtual-Reality-Kunst bietet die Ausstellung einen höchst unterhaltsamen Parcours durch die (Kunst-)Geschichte von Schein und Illusion. Mehr Informationen hier.

With examples from painting, sculpture, video, architecture, design, fashion and interactive virtual reality art, the exhibition offers a highly entertaining course through the art and history of  Appearance and Illusion. More information here.

Visit the exhibition at Kunsthalle München- Munich

Open until the13th January 2019
Watch a video here.


Lurking in the Library



Fore edge printing or painting.
Recommended by Magic Lantern Society member Anastasia Kerameos.

Fore-Edge Painting is a magical art-form – the pictures are painted to be hidden on the gilded edge of a book, only to be revealed
by spreading its pages.
Watch a video of the effect here.

Martin Frost shows you how they are painted. As probably the only full-time artist working on fore-edges, he takes you through the skilled process of making these amazing hidden pictures.
See Martin in action.

For more information visit Martin’s website
There is more than meets the eye in some hidden pictures.
What lurks in your library!
    

 

More About the
Magic Lantern Society

If you have an interest in research or performance involving the magic lantern or other forms of vintage visual media  you might want to consider joining The Magic Lantern Society. We publish a quarterly printed journal and meet on a regular basis in the UK and other parts of Europe.
For further information and back issues of this e-letter go to www.magiclantern.org.uk  

Our sister organisation is The Magic Lantern Society of the US and Canada :
www.magiclanternsociety.org
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