Making a figure walk though town
I made this!
If the line is a dot that went for a walk then this is the still figure that became animated in Stanley town. 2d animation in a 3d world, and getting the people into the animation. This is not quite an animation, as Magritte might have put it; it is precariously balanced on a liminal line between being active and dormant, alive and inanimate. The treachery of images, the duplicity of movement, it hopes to conjure a sense of the uncanny.
It is a work of affordance. Making an artwork in a public space that is supported by and part of that space.
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ChatGPT artist statement
As an artist, I am fascinated by the transient nature of human interaction and the stories that unfold in the tapestry of public spaces. My work involves the creation of life-sized cardboard cutouts, each meticulously crafted to capture the essence of human form and spirit. These figures are not mere inanimate objects; they are vessels of narrative, poised to bring forth a dialogue between the art, the environment, and the onlooker.
Through the medium of stop-motion animation, I breathe life into these cardboard beings, orchestrating a silent ballet amidst the cacophony of city life. Each frame is a testament to the painstaking attention to detail and the labor of love that goes into animating the inanimate. The public space becomes my stage, and the passersby, unwitting actors in a play directed by chance and spontaneity.
My art is an invitation to pause, to observe, and to reflect. It is a commentary on the fleeting connections we make every day, a mirror held up to the society we navigate. In the stillness of a cardboard figure caught mid-gesture, there lies a question about our own existence and the roles we play in the grand performance of life.
This is my statement, my manifesto, and my challenge to the world: to find meaning in the mundane, to see the extraordinary in the ordinary, and to recognize the profound stories that unfold in the simplest of moments.
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