Our animation film The Last Language is a short pixilation shown on a nostalgic TV set. Pixilation is a photographic animation technique where we pose in small incremental movements to create the illusion of motion. In the late 19th century, pioneers such as Muybridge and Marey experimented with serial photography – the very origin of cinema.
This is a short film about two potato farmers dressed in something resembling Mr. Churchill’s Siren Suit, inspired by post-apocalyptic fiction and self-irony. The story is simple: we are hungry, and there is only one potato left. The entire pixilation consists of 24 frames, which equals approximately one second of film, and was produced without breaks on medium format black-and-white, as well as large format positive E6.
about the artist
Charlie and Dagny make up the artist duo The Hays. They both studied at the Art Academy in Trondheim, and today they work on their individual artistic practices in addition to working collaboratively as The Hays.
