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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4m
2013
SpainAstigmatismo
Nikolai Troshinsky
A child’s experience of losing their glasses becomes a journey of pleasurable disorientation and discovery, achieved by inventively…
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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.
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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