PANEL 7 – Contemporary Appropriations of the Lantern (B-magic Final Conference)

Chair: Edwin Carels Karin Bienek and Ludwig Vogl-Bienek – Phantoms of Knowledge. Media-archaeological Experiments Using Improved Phantasmagoria Lanterns and a Transparent Screen Deirdre Feeney – Object-Image Artworks Based on Optical Premise of Magic Lantern Filmed during the B-magic final conference on Saturday 7 May 2022 at FOMU (Antwerp). ’B-magic: The Magic Lantern and its Cultural Impact as a Visual Mass Medium in Belgium (1830-1940’ is an Excellence of Science project (EOS-contract 30802346, 2018-2023) supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique - FNRS.