A place to explore the materials that shaped animation.
A curated media catalogue dedicated to animation’s material sensibility. A workshop space that embraces materials as animate, creative collaborators.
More About the Project-
Exhibition: “Interlaced: Animation and Textiles”
Event DetailsThe first major exhibition dedicated to the reciprocal relationship between animation and textile art.
Material Exploration
How did these materials shape the industrial, cultural, and artistic history of animation? Each profile offers an in-depth look into the science and art of a key material in animation history.
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Graphite
A lightweight, versatile, and erasable material, graphite is the ultimate medium of the work-in-progress. Although graphite has been…
Media Catalogue
How does animation activate the dynamic and sensory qualities of different materials? Our curated media catalogue highlights films and multimedia works that have compelling material sensibilities.
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10m
2001
CanadaBlack Soul
Martine Chartrand
A time-travelling portrait of Black Canadian history rendered in fluid strokes of oil paint on glass.
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10m
1976
CanadaThe Street
Caroline Leaf
A death in the family experienced through the eyes of a child, painted on glass to evoke selective…
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7m40s
1974
CanadaThe Owl Who Married a Goose
Caroline Leaf
Adapting an Inuit legend about an interspecies relationship, this sand animation considers the boundaries of natural order.
Workshop Activities
How can animation become a dynamic and tactile process of researching materials in action? Our workshop activities include special events, artists interviews, and experiments with materials-based animation.
Get in Touch
We are eager to hear from visitors to our virtual workshop space. Send us a note. Make suggestions and film recommendations. Propose collaborations with artists, scholars, and researchers from any discipline interested in the animacy of materials.
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