This experimental animation was made in response to Gustav Holst’s Venus, The Bringer of Peace. The brief was approached with the methodology of tool + process (laser + cyanotype). The final animation is made from over 170 cyanotype prints produced by shining a UV laser through various lenses.
At the start of the project, the piece was transcribed in a way that helped identify changes in timbre, texture and dynamics. Once these were isolated, the duration of each section was used to determine the number of frames needed.
Positioning a UV laser very close to the paper reduced the exposure time to two minutes. A telescope stand was udes as a jig to move the laser incrementally while the paper remained fixed, creating a smooth animation.
Watch the final animation here.