“Lanterna magica” is Latin for the magic lantern—an early image projector using picture—paintings, prints, or glass slides, one or more lenses, and a light source. The title for Michal Chelbin’s series of still photographs and moving images refers to photographer Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904), who employed a magic lantern to project moving images of animals and people, preparing audiences for the eventual emergence of cinema.
