The work was open for viewing only during the Summer Screenings 2024.
CHAPEL OF VERY SMALL CREATIONS by Simone Hooymans Norway (2022)
The animation “Chapel of very small Creations” shows a cave made of green, softly shaped rock formations where enlightened, strange creatures emerge. Ephemeral and transcendental, these beautiful creations refer to the smallest organism on the planet with their liquid bodies that
disperse, swim, fly and fall. Life is recorded as a symphonic interaction between all elements that balance between the earthly and the other worldly, arousing desire for spirituality. The soundscape was created in collaboration with students and composers from the Leeds Conservatory UK.
Bio
Simone Hooymans mainly works with drawing and animation. Inspired by natural and organic
forms, the artist draws elements that change over time and become part of a larger universe where imagination, sensuality and awareness of nature’s fragility are central. With a fascination for ecology and the inexplicable life, she explores how to translate and convey the essence of her research on a visual imaginary level.
Simone Hooymans (1974) was born in the Netherlands and lives and works in Norway.
She has graduated from the Art academy for visual art in Arnhem (Artez) and Breda (St.Joost) in the Netherlands. Hooymans loves to create synergies between innovative music and art with her animations and video installations. She has collaborated with several Norwegian musicians and has participated in a series of international solo and group exhibitions and film festivals.
The sound was made in collaboration with students and staff of Leeds Conservatoire in the UK.
with composers: Dave Kane, Kari Bleivik and Christopher Quick.
Animation and drawings: Simone Hooymans
Animation and special effects: Hans Pulles
Sound design: Simone Hooymans and Hans Pulles
Pebbles Underground is focused on showcasing and promoting experimental, avant-garde, underground, and no-to-low budget projects by artist-humans from all over the world. Absurd, uncanny, witty, humorous, slow-video – all are welcomed, and loved.
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