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This application of ephemera has been cited as the first example of aligning it with transient prints. [8] Ephemeral, by the mid-19th century, began to be used to generically refer to printed items. [3] Ephemera and ephemerality have mutual connotations of "passing time, change, and the philosophically ultimate vision of our own existence". [9]
Néle Azevedo's Melting human figures in Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, UK (2014) are an example of temporary art. Ephemeral art [1] is the name given to all artistic expression conceived under a concept of transience in time, of non-permanence as a material and conservable work of art.
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Triumphal Arch in honor of Alfonso XIII, on the occasion of the king's visit to Barcelona, on 6 April 1904, by Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia.. The splendor of ephemeral architecture was produced in the Early Modern Period, in the Renaissance and—especially— the Baroque, eras of consolidation of the absolute monarchy, when European monarchs sought to elevate their figure above that of their ...
Examples of ephemeral streams are the Luni river in Rajasthan, India, Ugab River in Southern Africa, and a number of small ephemeral watercourses that drain Talak in northern Niger. Other notable ephemeral rivers include the Todd River and Sandover River in Central Australia as well as the Son River , Batha River , and the Trabancos River .
The conservation and restoration of books, manuscripts, documents, and ephemera is an activity dedicated to extending the life of items of historical and personal value made primarily from paper, parchment, and leather. When applied to cultural heritage, conservation activities are generally undertaken by a conservator. The primary goal of ...
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The historical type of broadsides, designed to be plastered onto walls as a form of street literature, were ephemera, i.e., temporary documents created for a specific purpose and intended to be thrown away. They were one of the most common forms of printed material between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.