Article, Illustrated London News:
Yogi Pullavar, also known as Subbayah Pullavar, was an Indian man who on 6 June 1936 was reported to have levitated into the air for four minutes in front of a crowd of 150 witnesses.
Yogi’s feat was publicly observed and photographed in an exhibition that occurred in South India. The feat was executed around noon on a sunny, cloudless day and in an area where visibility was not obscured. The Illustrated London News printed the story and photos which were taken from various angles by P. T. Plunkett who was a witness present that day and scrutinized the entire event.

 

Berki Alexander, member of the hungarian Roma minority in Slovakia levitated four hours in the pedestrian zone of Graz, Austria on 28 June 2012. Though public space in Graz is quite restrictive, levitating in contrary to begging is not prohibited. Photos were taken from various angles by L.Kessler who was a witness present that day and scrutinized the entire event

Roma Levitationworker
Unauthorized Performance
Graz, Austria, 2012
Photos, Object, Text

Commissioned by Zweintopf