“Blink in the Desert”
One day a young hermit finds a winged insect and crushes it out of disgust. Meanwhile, the elephant sees the whole situation but says nothing. From that day on, the boy is chased by shadows of the winged insects.
Director Biography
Japanese artist Shinobu Soejima creates stop-motion animation and sculptures that explore impermanence and fear of the unexpected, and many of her works use motifs from Asian folk stories and religious ceremonies. She won several awards including The 22nd Japan Media Art Festival -Jury’s prize, Fantasia International Film Festival, and also some Contemporary art awards including Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi, Eriko Kimura (Yokohama Art Museum Chief Curator)’s Prize.
Director’s Statement
Japanese artist Shinobu Soejima creates stop-motion animation and sculptures that explore impermanence and fear of the unexpected, and many of her works use motifs from Asian folk stories and religious ceremonies.