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© 2011 Philipp Artus.

Philipp Artus' snail trail is a 360-degree laser animation loop projected onto a column. The two-minute animation relates the story of a snail which, in response to its environment, keeps evolving new means of locomotion, ultimately inventing the wheel and eventually devolving back to its original form. The projection surface is made from a phosphorescent material creating an afterglow that slowly fades out. As a result of the phosphorescent trails, viewers can simultaneously see what happens, what has happened, and what will happen. This reflection on time is elaborated further through the endlessly cycling structure of the work as well as through the recurring pulse of sound and light, which refers to periodic natural phenomena like the tides or the seasons.

The concept for the animation stems from Artus' reflections on the processes of exponential evolutionary acceleration in different periodic ages, Darwin's theory of evolution, and the manner in which environment influences our own communication and behavior.

snail trail is accompanied with music by Madalena Graça.

Philipp Artus' experimental animations and site-specific installations explore the manifestations of life through movement, sound, and imagery. He composes audio/ visual experiences that unite playful elements with minimalist structures, timeless themes with contemporary observations, turbulent acceleration with contemplative silence.

Philipp Artus was born in Bremen, Germany and began studying art at the École des Beaux Arts in Nantes (France). He continued his autodidactic studies of animation and music theory in Portugal and is currently finishing his graduation project at the Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (Germany). Artus' work has been shown in various museums, festivals, and galleries around the world, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa (Japan), the European Media Art Festival (Germany), Athens Video Art Festival (Greece), Videoformes (France), LUMINALE (Germany), and the DOTMOV Festival (Japan). [End Page 372]


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