Artists will speak on June 1 at 8th Ave. Gallery

“Vokesimurex Cabritii” [Photo courtesy Chelsea Cantrell]

Chelsea Cantrell will discuss cyanograph phenakistoscopes during an exhibit closing talk at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the 8th Ave. Gallery in Ocala. Her current exhibit there is “CEL.”

“The art talk is a presentation given by myself, Aaron Karlson and Kate Cormia. We are sharing our process, how our work combines and the unique bridge between traditional process and digital mediums today,” Cantrell noted in an email.

According to materials provided by Cantrell, “persistence of vision is the phenomenon in which the eye briefly retains an image after it disappears, allowing sequential stills to blend into the illusion of motion.”

“This principle powers the phenakistoscope, one of the earliest animation devices, invented in 1832. It featured a spinning disc with sequential images viewed through slits, creating animated loops when reflected in a mirror.

“The cyanotype, developed in the 1840s, is one of the earliest photographic printing processes, known for its distinctive blue tone and use in architectural blueprints.

“By combining the motion phenakistoscopes with the archival quality of cyanotype, cyanographs bring historic media into the present. Now, using a smartphone camera at 12 frames per second, viewers can experience these animations in real time – no mirrors required.”

The works in the exhibit include “Pollination,” “Lunar Phases of Funny Faces,” “Afternoon Swim,” “Florida Mandible” and “Vokesimurex Cabritii.”

Cantrell noted that “Kate Cormia’s project is a short film, titled ‘Echoes,’ set up in the gallery with our work.”
The gallery is located at 1531 NE 8th Ave., Ocala.

To learn more about Cantrell, see a previous “Gazette” feature article at ocalagazette.com/something-new-under-the-sun/

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