A CONVERSATION ABOUT FACES / ROZMOWA O TWARZY by Helena Jabłonowska | Poland (2024)
The film presents an animated discussion on the concept of the face. It explores the theory of Professor Semir Zeki, a pioneer in the field of neuroaesthetics. The second part analyzes how viewers interpret the deformed faces portrayed in the works of British painter Francis Bacon, within the framework of the previously mentioned theory. The animation boldly combines a variety of techniques, from stop-motion animation (employing crayon, plasticine, monotype, and collage) to 3D methods.
Bio
I am an animator, the creator of 3 visual essays, illustrator, and also interested in experimental motion design. I am a master of new media art in animation, which I studied at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw.
Director, writer: Helena Jabłonowska Producer: Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology Cast: prof. Semir Zeki, Witold Woźniak, Jan Wołowski, Urszula Chankowska, Katarzyna Trzewik, Zuzanna Gocławska Voiceover: Ai Descript.com Music: Moby (on courtesy of mobygratis.com), and freesound sounds. Photographs of Francis Bacon’s paintings taken during exhibition Man and Beast, Royal Academy of Arts in London 2022 by Jakub Sławiński
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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