On Friday, April 28, 2023, time-based work by graduating Stamps Seniors will be featured in screenings at 4:30-5:45 and 6-7:15 p.m. in the Art & Architecture building's Auditorium (room 2104) as part of the exhibition's Closing Extravaganza.
The 2023 Stamps School Senior Exhibition is on view at the Art & Architecture Building from April 15-29, 2023.
Program
Olivia Ortiz
Grocery Store People | 2 minutes 30 seconds
Grocery Store People is an animated short film about watching strangers and searching for connection. Enter my grocery store to watch three different strangers shop and consider the importance of strangers in your life.
Alyssa Huang
Moon Gate | 5 minutes
An animated short that explores the dreams I’ve had soon after my grandfather’s passing.
Elle Schwiderson
Midwestern Last Name Family Reunion | 11 minutes
Midwestern Last Name Family Reunion is a stop-motion animated film that is a culmination of my interdisciplinary art practice. Painting, puppets, performance, visual storytelling, and music are all present. This installation tells the story of my annual family reunion with an existential twist.
Meredith Kratochwill
All-Nighter | 6 minutes
All-Nighter is a surrealist psychological short film that combines live action and animation to explore the narrative of physical and mental sacrifice as an indicator of the value of one’s work. The film employs surrealist imagery to visualize the physical and men- tal impacts of this societal mindset, specifically regarding sleep deprivation.
Deena Beydoun
Behind Closed Drawers | 2 minutes
What happens when you place flowers in a hostile environment? Behind Closed Drawers is a stop-motion animated short that follows a child trying to cope with domestic violence through art.
Shaun Burgan
Out For Blood | 20 minutes
Out For Blood is an animatic serving as the pilot episode for an original cartoon. It is intended to be an authentic representation of myself, meaning it is an intersection between cartoons, horror, queerness, and insecurity. Also included is a short “behind the scenes” video reflecting on the process of creating it.
Blade Vavzincak
A Button’s Day Out | 1 minute 10 seconds
A stop motion video created using wire sculptures that aims to reconnect viewers with their inner child by seeing a button explore a town made of buttons and metal wire.
Taylor Henegar
Fake It ‘til you Make It | 4 minutes
Fake It ‘til you Make It is a music video for a song of the same name by my band which addresses the struggle of femininity and the inner voyeur.
Madison Grosvenor
Wilder | 22 minutes
Wilder seeks a personal definition of wilderness by investigating my upbringing and family history in Northern Michigan.