Argentine photographer Santiago Melazzini's series of black+white photographic animated flip books. Hold the little 4.5" x 2" book in your hands and flip through witty and surrealistic animations. 1.'Revolution' the camera zooms in to a man's pocketwatch, then out to a belltower clock, and back in to the same belltower in a book, held by the same man. 2.'Argentine Mate' an old gaucho serves up a guampa of hot mate. 3.[sold] 'Happy Birthday' lips in the sky mouth the words as the letters spell out the message. 4.'I Love You' a pair of gloved hands fold a love note, and it's transformed into a string of paper hearts. 5.[sold] 'Metamorphosis', a man in suit and tie furiously changes into snorkel gear and fishes swim by. 6.[sold] 'The Artist' shows painter Luis Noe at work on a large canvas which transforms into a photo of that painting within a book on art. 7.[sold] 'Yeah!' (pictured below) A break dancer spins on the floor which becomes a record on a turntable with dj dancing behind it. 8.[sold] 'Can Art' (not pictured) A somewhat skeptical demonstration of 'action painting'. A bucket of paint is splashed onto a canvas. Jackson Pollock this is not. 9.'I Love Buenos Aires' (pictured below) Landmarks of the great city float into view as Gardel sings and tango dancers sway. 10.'Tango' (not pictured, and not the same as 'Tango Dancers') An accordion player and one pair of dancers demonstrate the Tango. 11.'Surprise!' (pictured below) A photographer takes a polaroid picture of the person holding the flip book - it develops into a monkey. 12. [sold] 'Tango Dancers' (not pictured, different than 'Tango') Two couples dance the tango as an elderly accordian player appears. (piazola ?) + + + NEW + + + 13. 'Yoga' The Sun Salutation, clearly performed and photographed in profile, complete with an illustrated guide to breath pattern on the opposite pages. 14. 'Football' A soccer goal, from the goalie's point of view, finished with cheering punters. 15. 'Diva' Zooms in on an opera singer, into her mouth, where a man in his pajamas pleads for quiet. 16. 'Just for You' A man in a suit holds forth a gift box, out of which pops a miniature girl who blows you a kiss. 17. 'Divine' A young woman gets her retro-glam on as animated curlers and old-school hair dryer press her into style. Unique and amusing metaphysical teasers. Argentina. |
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