Animation by sequential illumination

摘要

A plurality of objects 20 having physical configurations and spatial separations such that sequential illumination of each of the objects causes the respective object to become visible and creates the optical illusion of apparent motion. Each of the plurality of objects has a dedicated light source, which may be part of the object itself. The light source may be an LED. The object may be at least partly transparent to allow an internal light source to illuminate the object. The object may have an electroluminescent surface which emits light upon excitation. The objects may be arranged such that illumination of one object does not cause any illumination of the other objects. A mounting arrangement 30 may be included to fix the position of each object and at least one object may be movable between first and second positions when the object is not illuminated and invisible to the observer. The embodiment is an artistic or experimental set-up in which 3D objects are arranged in space to represent snapshots of a moving object and sequentially illuminated to create a motion effect. Such a device is known as a diasynchronoscope.