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flash·back (flshbk)
n.
1. An unexpected recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug long after its original use.
2. A recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience.
Flashback
The re-emergence of a traumatic memory as a vivid recollection of sounds, images, and sensations associated with the trauma. The person having the flashback typically feels as if they are reliving the event. Flashbacks were first described by doctors treating combat veterans of World War I (1914–1918).
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Analepsis, 2004, is a silent montage of reestablishing shots and sequence shots from TV news programs; static takes, pans, zooms, and aerial shots pass in a strange parade, with no clues as to the stories the footage was meant to illustrate.
Sean Snyder: De Appel by Lutticken, Sven / Artforum International
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