I made an installation with an animation and a flying kite, sound made in ableton live.
Hope u like it.
Long Way Home is a kinetic narration and spatial experience, in which a kite moving along in a circular
path is used in a projected environment. The loop structure of the story, the kite in its clockwise
movement, and the repetition of events all emphasize the circular structure of time.
The hand-drawn animation shows an old man walking with a kite. After losing hold of the kite line
he makes several attempts to reach it before he finally manages to hang on to the kite. It pulls him up
into the sky, while an animated city appears below him. Night falls, and the city’s windows and
billboards light up until the city vanishes under a mist of smoke. The old man slowly descends,
touching down safely – and holding on to the line of the kite, starting again from the beginning
in a never-ending cycle. Sounds are used to illustrate the surroundings and create an atmosphere
that underscores the storyline. This installation was realized in collaboration with Katharina Klemm.
Video:
https://vimeo.com/84043250
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