Transformation (Métempsycose)

Grounded: Fashion's Entanglements with Nature | London
Written By Fashion In Film
France, 1907. Directors Segundo de Chomón and Ferdinand Zecca (Pathé Frères). 3min.

The special effects pioneer Segundo de Chomón reinterprets for the camera a famous stage illusion that featured a metamorphosis from one object (or person) into another. Here a statue turns into a butterfly fairy who performs a number of dazzling costume transformations that are a feast for the eyes.

Past screenings

Birds of Paradise – London
Friday 3 December 2010, 18:30 | Tate Modern
Presented as a part of the programme ‘Underground Opulence.’ With live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne.

Grounded: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature – London
Friday 30 May, 19:00 | Barbican, Cinema 1
With live musical accompaniment. Followed by a panel discussion with Musarc and curators Marketa Uhlirova and Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi. Moderated by festival co-curator Dal Chodha. 

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