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The animacules were inspired by the work of 16th century Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek who invented one of the earliest microscopes. Each of the 26 different animacules had its own style and movement. They were primarily made up of close ups of our own sexual organs, collaged into bizarre new shapes. Some superficially resembled deep sea life, while others were purely imaginary. They would swarm together around points of light created by torches. As the wall 'heated up' the Animacules become more exotic.
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"...I took a torch and shone the red beam at the wall.
Suddenly, magically, creatures were exposed as though
I had sliced through murky water or mist to reveal them -
it felt like the torch was a scalpel.
The wall fell away - no longer solid...
I experienced them as beautiful and fancy whilst potentially disturbing."
(Julie Mayeleanor, Sound Artist) |
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Usually this piece is done with fixed projectors onto a wall space, but it could equally well be projected onto a pond, or a ceiling. We have even presented it on handheld portable projectors where we moved around a space projecting onto objects, art and the audience. People were intrigued by such small art. Swarming animacules can be seen on the video page |
