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my great-great uncle was a voyager…

sg2046 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:13:00 +0000

This is the second image in the series of still-lifes for my ongoing project Hidden Place.

Untitled (still life with porcelain #2), from Hidden Place series

detail 1

detail 2

makeshift studio

sg2046 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:43:33 +0000

A little still life set-up for the next piece for Hidden Place. The silver sphere (thanks, Rocky) is an HDR-probe that will be used to light a 3D model. Stay tuned!

makeshift studio

new image for a group show

sg2046 — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:05:43 +0000

I just finished making the following image for an upcoming group show this September, titled 50 Ways To Keep Your Lover, in Bergen, Norway.

Untitled (still life with porcelain #3), from Hidden Place series

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installation photos from the group show

sg2046 — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:58:40 +0000

installation view from the group show this past Saturday:

one of the two animation boxes displayed with renderings in the background

close-up of the "Jokulsarlon Lagoon" animation box

Click here to view the animation that played inside.

3D renderings of various creatures I did for Hidden Place project

close-up of the grasshopper render from "The Earth Will Know" animation

A huge thank you to my dad, who helped me build the boxes and to Sofia, who organized the event and gave me an opportunity to display my work.

Process: The Earth Will Know

sg2046 — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:34:44 +0000

The background plate was taken during a trip to Peru in November, 2009.

trees imported from Europe and Peruvian mud-soil

This is the original concept sketch (something that I rarely do). The idea of ancient insects and creatures preserved in amber for millions of years is exciting.

sketch 01

Photographing “amber” at home on a window sill. This hefty piece of material is actually resin. Thank you, Gale!

resin

Second sketch was done with quick untextured renders of 3D models to test placement and overall composition. To view some renders of insects form a previous post, click here.

sketch 02

Final composite ready to be taken into After Effects. This is my most complex piece to date, which I greatly enjoyed working on. Next step – building a housing for the monitor (or an animation box, as I like to call them). Stay tuned!

final composite

You can view the final animation here.

The Earth Will Know (final)

sg2046 — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:31:11 +0000

After endless tweaking, here’s the final piece about a “bristly-skinned” creature. Click here to read the folk-tale. The final is in 720P HD quality, 50 sec seamless loop, and, of course, silent.

To view the rest of the videos from this project, click here.

WIP: The Earth Will Know, Hidden Place, 2010

sg2046 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:12:18 +0000

The Earth Will Know

A woman gave birth to a creature of the twilight, all splotched and bristly-skinned, which no one could seem to identify. The angakok said: “The Earth will know.” So they killed the creature and buried it in the ground, to learn what kind of thing it was. The ghost came back: a pretty little girl.

- Eskimo Folktale, retold by Lawrence Millman