2021: Creating a Lexicon of Future

Z is for Zoetrope

The Zoetrope produces the illusion of movement by viewing individual images through narrow slits in a rotating cylinder. ~ History of Science Museum

The key takeaway of this word is “the illusion of movement”. Don’t be distracted by the zoetrope effect as you move into the new system.

Dutch artist Veerle Coppoolse examines the life cycle of a butterfly in a handcrafted zoetrope built from finely cut paper. The analogue animation brings the metamorphosis of the extraordinary insect to life, presenting its transformation from cocoon-wrapped caterpillar to a butterfly in flight. The grey and white paper animation is a mock-up for a larger model Coppoolse is currently seeking funding for on the Netherlands-based crowdfunding site Voordekunst. She hopes to build a cocoon-shaped machine that will spin guests around the paper work to create an animation, rather than producing movement from the zoetrope itself. ~ Cut Paper Zoetrope Reveals the Life Cycle of a Butterfly as it Rotates