Detail of artwork for The Deptford Mice by Zach Ellams.

As for the animation from Kingston, I didn’t manage to take much of it in at the exhibition so I’ve had a scout around on the internet in the intervening days. I absolutely adore Sophie Powell’s The End, featuring talking planets and a Japanese voiceover.
http://www.vimeo.com/10233411

I also love her Order/Chaos project with jiggling balls:
http://www.vimeo.com/17142452

…and her collaborative project based on the Salmon Rushdie novel Luka and the Fire of LIfe, especially the ominous moving mountains.
http://www.vimeo.com/17992661

Sophie Powell is inspired by murder mysteries, contagious smiles, pop up books and animals in clothes. Sounds good to me.

When Zach Ellams is not collaborating with Sophie he is making wonderful animations of his own. I was drawn to his 3D illustrated artwork (see above) for The Deptford Mice, which was made for a theatre performance in Wimbledon with Tim O’Leary. It’s a dark fantasy adventure of brave mice battling the sewer rats lurking beneath London.
http://www.vimeo.com/21724951

Dawn Smit hung a load of images from the wall in an energetic way that caught my eye.

http://www.vimeo.com/22260684

Moira Lam made a hypnotic showreel of quietly turning music boxes for End in a Box.
http://www.vimeo.com/16971548

The Morse Mystery is a funny and effective little animation with a story to tell, by Welsh born James Lancett.
http://www.vimeo.com/12196686

Sean Weston goes up close and personal to tell the story of Bobby and Billy.
http://www.vimeo.com/12787706

For Reincarnation by Angus Dick a man turns around and around the world, becoming a dragon, emerging a man.
http://www.vimeo.com/16941024

And finally, two further versions of Luka and the Fire of Life, with some wonderful perspectives, firstly from a flying carpet in Katherine Robson’s video.
http://www.vimeo.com/22122026

And from behind eyelids and confronting monsters in this one by Ben Tobitt.
http://www.vimeo.com/22201212

If you liked this animation why not read more about the illustration upstairs and downstairs too? I’ll leave you with an image of Rob Ryan in his cycling gear. It was a great exhibition, need I say more?

Written by Amelia Gregory on Friday June 17th, 2011 8:09 pm

Tags:

Angus Dick, animation, Ben Tobitt, Bobby and Billy, Dawn Smit, Dragon, End in a Box, illustration, James Lancett, Katherine Robson, Kingston University, Luka and the Fire of LIfe, Moira Lam, Monsters, Morse Mystery, Novel, Order/Chaos, Reincarnation, rob ryan, Salmon Rushdie, Sean Weston, Sophie Powell, The Deptford Mice, The End, Tim O'Leary, wimbledon, Zach Ellams

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