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cyclorama
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cy·clo·ram·a  (skl-rm, -räm)
n.
1. A large composite picture placed on the interior walls of a cylindrical room so as to appear in natural perspective to a spectator standing in the center of the room.
2. A large curtain or wall, usually concave, hung or placed at the rear of a stage.


cyclo·ramic adj.

cyclorama [ˌsaɪkləʊˈrɑːmə]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) Also called panorama a large picture, such as a battle scene, on the interior wall of a cylindrical room, designed to appear in natural perspective to a spectator in the centre
2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre
a.  a curtain or wall curving along the back of a stage, usually painted to represent the sky and serving to enhance certain lighting effects
b.  any set of curtains that enclose the back and sides of a stage setting
[cyclo- + Greek horama view, sight, on the model of panorama]
cycloramic  [ˌsaɪkləʊˈræmɪk] adj

cyclorama
a circular panorama, usually of a landscape or battle, designed to be viewed from a central point. Also called panorama. — cycloramic, adj.
See also: Representation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cyclorama - a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scenecyclorama - a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
ikon, picture, icon, image - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
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cyclorama
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The camera in Aernout Mik's video Middlemen, 2001, spins with cycloramic effect, making us central witnesses to catastrophic human disarray on par with Dante's seventh ring: Stock market traders--some human, some automatons--appear aghast, bewildered, psychologically adrift, and physically spasmodic staggering along the dark fringes of fiscal ruin.
The camera in Aernout Mik's video Middlemen, 2001, spins with cycloramic effect, making us central witnesses to catastrophic human disarray on par with Dante's seventh ring: Stock market traders--some human, some automatons--appear aghast, bewildered, psychologically adrift, and physically spasmodic staggering along the dark fringes of fiscal ruin.
 
 
 
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