A Twenty Minute Silence Followed By Applause

Animation & Live Event / 2017

in collaboration with Shawn Wen
16:35 minutes
I produced this animation in conjunction with the publication of Shawn Wen’s book-length essay A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause about the iconic mime, Marcel Marceau. Shapes shift in and out of recognizability – a plane becomes a graveyard that becomes a mask – citing Marceau’s uncanny ability to assume various forms. This film was screened at N+1 in Brooklyn and at the Krause Essay Prize ceremony at the University of Iowa, among other venues.
An abstract depiction of six pharmaceutical pills on a green background in this still image from an animated video by artist and illustrator Ben Stark.
A grid of abstracted objects and animals including a whale, butterfly, hawk, airplane and coffin, all extracted stills from an animated video by artist and illustrator Ben Stark.