aardman – morphizm

February 7, 2017 Morphizm 0

A wordless wonder in the tradition of Chaplin, with an eye to rural labor and love, Aardman’s stop-motion masterpiece is for everyone, everywhere.

September 23, 2013 Morphizm 0

In our hypermediated millennium, it’s often (way) too easy to watch rather than make. The Squirrel King wants you to do both.

Isao Takahata: 1935-2018

A towering influence.

And yet he still left so much to be discovered.

I watch his art each night before dreaming.

Rest in peace, dear influential.
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Isao Takahata: 1935-2018