Can you imagine being an audience member at one of Gaspard Robertson’s “Fantasmagorie” shows in 1797? What do you think your reaction would have been? Can you think of any form of entertainment that would elicit the same emotions today? (Re-)read/watch these resources for inspiration:
I don’t think I can imagine how that would have felt. I think since I was born in an age of so many new innovations coming and going so fast it’s hard for me to put myself in their shoes. I do Bellevue it was probably amazing and jawring but also beautiful, I would put it past the audience to laugh or cry at such simple art. I think now a days something that could invoke the same emotion is obviously ai, i feel like there are more than just that but thats the first that comes to mind. Ai brings so many new emotions and wile it is growing in realism so fast i feel like it definitely gives the same vibe, something new known to be impossible not even 10 years ago.
