Foreign Exchange / Devize

Corrie Francis Parks
2019, USA, 5’45”

Using a collection of banknotes and sand gathered from over 50 countries, we are taken into a tiny world of dazzling details. What you observe there, and the meaning you derive from that observation depends on where you start your journey. Look closely, it's all in the details...

S pomočjo zbirke bankovcev in peska, zbranih iz več kot 50 držav, vstopimo v miniaturni svet osupljivih podrobnosti. Kaj boste v njem opazili in kakšen pomen boste iz tega razbrali, pa je odvisno od tega, kje začnete svoje potovanje. Dobro poglejte, bistvo se skriva v podrobnostih...

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Language: English
Technique: Sand animation, digital cut-out
Recommended for children under 14 years old: Yes

Team

Original Music: Alexandra Gardner
Sound Design: Matt Avies/Studio Unknown
Technical Director: Thom Parks
Animation Assistants: Andrew McFarland, Lindsay Ragen, Diana Towner, Will Kraft

Corrie Francis Parks

animates sand, paint and other unusual materials. With one hand under the camera and the other on the computer keyboard, her work maintains an organic connection to natural materials and traditional production methods while fully integrating digital technology. She is an Assistant Professor of Animation at University of Maryland, Baltimore County and author of the book, Fluid Frames: Animating Under the Camera with Sand, Clay, Paint and Pixels . Her award winning animated shorts have screened at Annecy, Hiroshima, Ottawa and Zagreb and at major festivals on every continent except Antarctica. She looks forward to the day when she can count penguins among her biggest fans.