A TRIBUTE TO EARLY ANIMATIONS

Since first stumbling onto an early type of image projector called a magic lantern, Richard Balzer became instantly obsessed with early optical devices, from camera obscuras and praxinoscopes to anamorphic mirrors and zoetropes. Based in New York, Balzer has collected thousands of obscure and unusual devices such as phenakistoscopes, one of the first tools for achieving live animation.

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