The Elephant (breathing machine)
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The Elephant (breathing machine) is a large, rhythmic, mechanical sculpture that evokes the sound and motion of breathing, created by William Kentridge as a central kinetic element in his multimedia installation "The Refusal of Time."
All labels observed (1)
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| The Elephant (breathing machine) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19137646 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elephant (breathing machine) Context triple: [The Refusal of Time, hasComponent, The Elephant (breathing machine)]
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Aire Mouth
Aire Mouth is the point where the River Aire in Yorkshire, England, flows into the River Ouse, marking the downstream terminus of the Aire and Calder Navigation.
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B.
Philips Wing
Philips Wing is a modern exhibition and gallery space within Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, often used for temporary and special exhibitions.
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C.
Bellows
Bellows is a surname most notably associated with American realist painter George Bellows, renowned for his dynamic depictions of urban life and boxing scenes in the early 20th century.
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D.
Covielle
Covielle is a clever and resourceful valet in Molière’s comedy "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme," known for orchestrating schemes to outwit his master.
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E.
Philortyx
Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elephant (breathing machine) Target entity description: The Elephant (breathing machine) is a large, rhythmic, mechanical sculpture that evokes the sound and motion of breathing, created by William Kentridge as a central kinetic element in his multimedia installation "The Refusal of Time."
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A.
Aire Mouth
Aire Mouth is the point where the River Aire in Yorkshire, England, flows into the River Ouse, marking the downstream terminus of the Aire and Calder Navigation.
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B.
Philips Wing
Philips Wing is a modern exhibition and gallery space within Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, often used for temporary and special exhibitions.
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C.
Bellows
Bellows is a surname most notably associated with American realist painter George Bellows, renowned for his dynamic depictions of urban life and boxing scenes in the early 20th century.
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D.
Covielle
Covielle is a clever and resourceful valet in Molière’s comedy "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme," known for orchestrating schemes to outwit his master.
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E.
Philortyx
Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.