"Inside Voices" by Louise Johnson

Inside Voices - Louise Johnson

205 8 Avenue Southeast

Exhibition Dates February and March, 2013

Reception Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 7-8pm at the Epcor Centre

Details

The idea for this film emerged from a thread of abusive comments on a blog post; one commenter ‘shouted,’ “NOBODY EVER CHANGED ANYONE’S MIND BY CALLING THEM A F***ING IDIOT!!” Both the words and thoughts of the characters are represented visually in order to draw a sharp contrast between the civility of their behavior and the incivility of their thoughts.

Inside Voice is made by animating sand and objects underlit and toplit under a Canon SLR, using Take5 capture software. The texture and limited palate of the sand and the malleability of the media facilitates the morphing transitions between thought and speech.

Bio

Louise Johnson has worked in many animation techniques and media as an animator/director. She has directed two films for the National Film Board of Canada and animated on television series, commercials, documentaries and most recently on the world’s first sand animation TV series “The Sand Pixies.”

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Calgary Animated Objects Society and the International Festival of Animated Objects - March 12 through 17, 2013.

Information

The Stride Art Gallery Association

1004 MacLeod Trail SE

Calgary AB T2G 2M7

403.262.8507

info@stride.ab.ca

Stride is open to the public from 11 AM - 5 PM, Tuesday – Saturday.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

www.stride.ab.ca