CIRCA Presents Visual Arts professor Corrie Francis Parks as she launches her new book Fluid Frames: Experimental Animation with Sand, Clay, Paint, and Pixels at UMBC. Accompanying the book launch is a screening of experimental animation, which is a centerpiece to the publication.

Parks presents a collection of international short films from contemporary animators featured in the book. Created with wet paint, sand, clay, and charcoal, these films dazzle the eye with light, color, and texture, connecting the physical materials to the narrative and visual trajectory of each film. These artists revel in the process of animation as much as the end goal of the audience’s journey, leaving a memorable impact on not only our perception, but our deeper sensibilities. Q&A with the author and a reception will follow the screening.

Films:

Norman – Robbe Vervaeke – (Belgium, 10:00) – paint on glass

Tunnel – Maryam Kashkoolinia – (Iran, 7:20) – sand

Night Weaver – Joan Gratz – (USA, 6:00) – clay painting

The Well – Philippe Vaucher – (Canada, 12:10) – salt

A Tangled Tale – Corrie Francis Parks – (USA, 5:30) – sand

Ballad of Holland Island House – Lynn Tomlinson (USA, 4:19) – clay painting

Spring – Xin Li (Australia, 3:40) – paint on glass

Signum – Witold Giersz (Poland, 14:00) – progressive drawing

Reception to follow
132, Performing Arts & Humanities Building