Cigarettes is a single-channel projected animation, created as part of the Christian Marclay: Six Animations exhibition, which debuted at 49 Geary Street, San Francisco, April 28 – June 25 2016. In this animation, static photographs of cigarette butts have been edited together and played back in quick succession to give the illusion of motion.
Unlike traditional animation in which the setting is consistent and spatial continuity is maintained, in this work the background changes frantically. The flickering images recall flip-books, early cinema, and animation devices of the late nineteenth century, such as the zoetrope used by Eadweard Muybridge. Marclay’s animations set the discarded trails of rubbish in motion, giving the humble objects new life and transforming his chance encounters with trash into visual poetry.
Sourced from Fraenkel Gallery: https://fraenkelgallery.com/exhibitions/christian-marclay-six-new-animations
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ACMI Identifier
Z000132
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Digital Art
Sound/audio
Silent
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Colour
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Artwork
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Digital video, bespoke artist box edition 4 of 6 (+2 artist's proofs) single channel 4:3 animation, colour, silent, continuous loop media player, two SD cards, archival USB drive