This project starts from a circle. A circle which turns and thus creates a rotation, a continuous flow of images.
It is also a circle across the Atlantic, an inquiry into the cultural similarities and differences between what used to be called ‘the Old World’ and ‘the New World’. At the same time, it is an exploration of ‘old media’ and ‘new media’, opportunities that arise from the interrelation between both, creating yet another circle.
Students from the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology in Dallas partnered with students from LUCA Arts School in Brussels in a virtual exchange project to experiment and create animation using a proto-animation device: the phenakistiscope.
This project was developed in collaboration between professors Guido Devadder (LUCA) and Christine Veras (AHT). Here are some behind-the-scenes and production process photos:
The final compilation of all the animations is available below:
Original music and editing by Guido Devadder.