Artists
Name: Nina Simpson
Title
of Work: Manipulate
Medium: Short Film
Price: NA
Biography:
I am studying animation and am currently in
my first year. I am originally from Ireland but came to SIT to study because
upon leaving school I wanted to both pursue further education and also travel
so I decided to do the two at once. I chose to study animation as I have always
enjoyed drawing and telling stories since as long as I can remember, and
animation is essentially just telling a story via lots of drawings.
Rational
for work:
I am interested in how non-narrative,
surrealist film can capture emotions without the use of a plot to manipulate
one’s emotions. I attempted to create a piece that shows the conflict between
the act of growth and the act of destruction that will hopefully inspire
emotions and questions in the viewers’ minds. The work was inspired by the band
Sigur Ros’ music videos as these are all quite surreal, while many of them also
deal with the themes of destruction, chaos and creation that I am hoping to
show in my work. I also drew inspiration from Walt Disney and Salvador Dali’s Destino
(2003). This short inspired me in how it effectively evokes emotions in the
viewer without an obvious narrative but rather by using shapes and movement to
manipulate emotions.
I would continue to work on clips of a
similar style in the future as I found working on this piece quite enjoyable
and would like to see how I can progress further in similar styles of animation
in the future.
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