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prayers for peace prayers for peace is a narrative stop-motion animation confronting the memory of my younger brother who was killed in the current conflict in Iraq. Drawn entirely with pastels on a slate chalkboard, the materials used to create the animation become a metaphor for the impermanence of life. |
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notes to self notes to self consists of me writing a letter every day, and sending it to myself. i type one full piece of paper, front and back, about a thousand words, and mail it to a mailbox where i used to get the mail when i was a kid. i've been sending these for the past seven years, and have over two thousand, still sealed, envelopes. |
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landscapes this most recent project is a series of landscapes drawn onto slate, where actual live action scenes have been translated into animations and are projected back onto the slate. the animations are then programmed to play back on the slate at random intervals, adding motion to the static image. |
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