“Have you seen underground artwork that appears like an animated movie when your train passes it? This type of zoetrope art was created around 180 AD in China.

“The art you spotted makes graffiti seem old-fashioned. Called Masstransiscope, it’s a 330-foot-long painting inside of a box outfitted with thin slits and special lighting, so the artwork looks like an animated movie when it’s seen from passing trains.”

(via rhodyram)

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