Open Studio Zealab Experimental Animation by Andrea Robles*, Liene Rubane from May 11 to 17, 2023 at Bunker 4, CDMX
Including work by Elías Andrade, Jessica Bustamante, Natalia Monroy, Armando Sandoval and Karen Susel.
*Beneficiaria del Sistema Nacional de Creadores 2020-2023.
The show is an exclusive insight of Zealab’s creative process and experimental spirit.
A unique display of genuine drawings and paintings used for animation production, alongside the projection of three experimental short films "IV Impermanencia", "III In Animata", and "V El Artificio" directed by Andrea Robles and a short "Vēl nav dzīvs" by Liene Rubane.
Exhibition continues with a set of experimental animation sequences made during the Zealab’s workshop (work by Elías Andrade, Jessica Bustamante, Natalia Monroy, Armando Sandoval and Karen Susel).
Animated short film "V. El Artificio" (V. The artifice) by Andrea Robles Jiménez
Format: Black-and-white / Color | Year of production: 2017 | Country: Mexico | Duration: 3' 49"
Music: Hafid Velasco | Sound: Hafid Velasco | Art direction: Liene Rubane | Film editing: Andrea Robles Jiménez | Production: Lucia Cavalchini
"V. El Artificio", is inspired in the E.T.A Hoffmann tale of The sandman, it’s a journey through subconscious fears, hidden fantasies and recurrent dreams, that manifest in a strange way. It was created with different techniques ranging from charcoal drawing to scratching oil on glass.
Animated short film "IV. Impermanencia" by Andrea Robles Jiménez
Format: Black-and-white / Color | Year of production: 2018 | Country: Mexico | Duration: 3' 45"
Music: Stefan Voglsinger | Sound: Stefan Voglsinger | Art direction: Liene Rubane | Film editing: Andrea Robles Jiménez | Production: Lucia Cavalchini
The trace of disturbing memories within a circle where the horizon is lost, what was already seen and reappears without any sense. The tiny space where dreams becomes lively present. Nothing is permanent, the dreams are foam.
Animated short film "III. In animata" by Andrea Robles Jiménez
Format: Black-and-white / Color | Year of production: 2022 | Country: Mexico | Duration: 2' 50"
Music: Hafid Velasco | Sound: Hafid Velasco | Art direction: Liene Rubane | Film editing: Andrea Robles Jiménez | Production: Lucia Cavalchini
The piece is inspired by a fragment of the novel “The devil’s elixirs”, where a saint from a painting comes to life after her painter goes mad with desire. The author of this novel ETA Hoffmann is considered the most important artist of German romantic literature, his work represents the feeling of “das unhemlich”, a term also named as the uncanny.
Animated short film "Vēl nav dzīvs" (Not Alive Yet) by Liene Rubane
Sound: Tareke Ortiz | Supported by: Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonds, Luis Sanchez Obregon | Year of production: 25 January 2020
A voyage through the time, when memories of recent past and reality, and dreams interact, and everything is related and not. Mysterious and trouble feelings arouse. Submerge oneself in the audio-visual experience where another dimension of our life may be sensed.
Selected animation sequences produced during the Zealab's Experimental Animation Workshop
Directed by Andrea Robles and Liene Rubane, from February 15 until 18, 2023 at Bunker 4, Condesa, Mexico City.
Presented work by Elías Andrade, Jessica Bustamante, Natalia Monroy, Armando Sandoval, and Karen Susel.
Working process of the four-day workshop:
Participants: Elías Andrade, Jessica Bustamante, Natalia Monroy, Armando Sandoval, Karen Susel, and Roberto Carrasco.
Con el apoyo de Sistema de Apoyo a la Creación y Proyectos Culturales.
