Ruby

Directed by Emma Allen · 2014

An animated self-portrait painted in stop motion on the artist's own face, tracing energy passing from one incarnation to the next.

Painted frame by frame on her own face over five days, it's mesmerising craft.

An animated self-portrait exploring the transfer of energy of life forms from one incarnation to another. I painted this stop frame animation on myself over 5 days, using some face paints, a mirror and a camera.

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