Rakel’s residency period focused on hand-drawn animation, stop-motion experiments, and the development of an animated short children’s film. She created stop-motion animations in nature, blending them with working in a traditional studio environment. The puppets, made from found materials on the island, interacted with the landscape. This approach builds on the artist’s previous experience in Narva, where she animated a bunny crossing borders in an abandoned factory near Russia. That space-specific process influenced her method of animating. Rakel also developed a children’s short film script based on children’s ideas about what happens after death.
Rakel held an animation workshop with children where they explored these themes in a playful, respectful way. Rakel believes that working on these two projects in parallel will enrich both processes. The method of addressing serious topics playfully is essential to her work. The artist wants to explore storytelling that transcends borders and language, and explore new techniques using animation as a medium.
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