What is Phantasmagoria and what does it tell us about consumerism throughout history and in today's post-modern era?
How to pronounce Phantasmagoria and the word origins
- Phan-tas-ma-go-ri-a
- The word Phantasmagoria originates for the French word ‘fantasme’ meaning phantom and the Greek work ‘agora’ meaning a gathering or to assemble together.
Dictionary definition of Phantasmagoria
- A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.
- A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements.
- Fantastic imagery as represented in art.
