Art, Symbol & Imagination
Cinematograph Sequence: The Substance and the Mouth
A grid of sixteen small frames repeats the same dark setting as a pale suspended shape changes position. The sequence emphasizes movement over time rather than a single pose. The original caption describes selected cinematograph images of 25 June 1913 showing the substance being absorbed into the mouth.
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Photographer not identified. "Cinematograph Sequence: The Substance and the Mouth" [editorial title]. In Phenomena of Materialisation, Albert von Schrenck-Notzing; translated by E. E. Fournier d’Albe. 1923 reissue of the first English edition; English translation by E. E. Fournier d’Albe incorporates supplementary and later material, as explained in the translator’s preface., 1923, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.; E. P. Dutton & Co.. Source scan leaf 419. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0449-0419
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Photographer not identified. Cinematograph Sequence: The Substance and the Mouth. Phenomena of Materialisation. Scan leaf 419. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0449-0419