Spanish Customs (1914-1918)

Spanish customs. Art. - Bizarre Exhibit- or festival - with large sculptures made of some papier-mache type medium; on display in a public square in Spain .c. 1918. Opens w/ sculpture of a man straddling a long pipe; like a series of cylinders stretching out of larger cylinders; above it a part of something flat that looks like a wing; this is mounted very high — in BG is an upper-story balcony; Next; a tramcar filled w/ life-size papier-mache (?) people. Pan up; to a giant flying insect attached to the top of the tram; gripping it with its legs; buildings in BG. Another view of the big bug - like a dragonfly; w/ buildings in BG; emphasising that this is indeed a giant insect. Looks like a sci-fi horror movie concept - the tram stolen by the giant bugs. Next up is a construction of a part of a church; w/ people in front. CU Man & woman sculptures sitting together on bench; man’s arm moving. CU the people outside the church. GV crowd of people gathered around some other structure - can’t see details bu
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