The poet Paul Eluard wrote: 'these squares are outwardly similar to existing squares and yet we have never seen them...we are an immense, previously inconceivable world.' The 'squares' that Eluard writes about seem quite similar to humans, in my opinion. Although we all look the same; two eyes, a nose and a mouth form the face of every human. And yet no two of us are the same. We are a complex combination of all that we have seen and heard and done, our deepest desires, our best and worst memories; we contain multitudes. Our physical states could never mirror our true selves. This is the idea that I wanted to explore in this piece.
I was inspired by 'Head of a Hostage' by Jean Fautrier, a sculpture that depicts a tortured victim of the second world war. The physically disfigured head mirrors the hardship and injustice suffered by the unidentified masses. Through this stop animation video, I wanted to evoke a similar feeling to the one Fautrier's piece does. By witnessing the life changing moments of the persona, one is able to form a better picture of him, his true self, making this video a mirror that reflects his life and struggles.
This was my first attempt at making a stop motion animation (one that involved figures, which proved more complex and challenging than the one consisting only of a cookie) so the animation is not as smooth and polished as it could be nor is the background as detailed and well made but I am pleased with the over all product as I think it successfully evokes the feelings and questions that I intended for it to.
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