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Works explorer

The Sound Before You Make It

Australia
film

Free-standing Zoetrope using strobe lighting to create the illusion of figures ‘dancing’ to Michael Jackson beat.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Around perception

Canada, 1968
Similarity: 73%

Jump rope

United States, 1974
Similarity: 71%

Phenakistiscope disc (Dragon chase ball)

Similarity: 71%

Animations in the studio

United Kingdom, 1970
Similarity: 71%

Phenakistiscope disc (Man pumping water)

Similarity: 71%

U.F.O's

United States, 1971
Similarity: 71%

Phenakistiscope discs

Similarity: 70%

Zoetrope to Cinemascope Activity Book 3 Toys

Melbourne/VIC/Australia, c. 1971
Similarity: 70%

The Audition

Australia, 1992
Similarity: 70%

Zoetrope to Cinemascope

Australia, c. 1971
Similarity: 70%

Zoetrope

Similarity: 70%

Light play

Australia, 1984
Similarity: 70%

Zoetrope to Cinemascope Activity Book

Melbourne/VIC/Australia, c. 1971
Similarity: 70%

Zoetrope and praxinoscope

Similarity: 69%

Praxinoscope and zoetrope strips

Similarity: 69%

Phenakistiscope disc (Politeness)

Similarity: 69%

The Kinetic sculpture of Gordon Barlow

United States, 1972
Similarity: 69%

Hey Marcel

Australia, 1984
Similarity: 69%
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