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afterimage

[af-ter-im-ij, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌɪm ɪdʒ, ˈɑf- /


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Stoschek builds her collection around what she calls “art with an afterimage,” seeking out pieces that linger in the mind, then subtly change register.

From Los Angeles Times

You’ll feel loss, but the afterimage of this singular woman’s belief in finding light is what will burn.

From Los Angeles Times

With an orange and yellow face, teal-ringed eyes and oversize lips, it could be the glowing afterimage of someone who’s looked in the mirror a moment too long.

From New York Times

Bodies — theirs and others — fill in the space, but their afterimage reverberates.

From New York Times

Once, when I was a teenager, I saw a fireball that was so bright that it left an afterimage on my eye.

From Scientific American