Prayers for Peace is a narrative stop-motion animation confronting the memory of the artist's younger brother killed in the current conflict in Iraq. Drawn entirely with pastels on a slate chalkboard, the materials used to create the animation become a metaphor for the impermanence of life.

A Fita Amarela
Animação stop-motion narrativa que confronta a memória de um irmão mais novo morto no actual conflito no Iraque. Desenhada inteiramente com pastéis num quadro de ardósia, os materiais usados tornam-se eles próprios, numa metáfora para a impermanência da vida.

Preghiera per la Pace
Un film d'animazione a passo uno in cui l'autore affronta la memoria del fratello più giovane ucciso durante la guerra in Iraq. Il film è realizzato interamente con pastelli su una lavagna di ardesia: il materiale usato per l'animazione diventa una metafora della caducità della vita.

A Fita Amarela
Animación realizada a través de la técnica Stop-Motion, esta narración enfrenta la memoria de un hermano menor muerto en el conflicto actual con Iraq. Dibujado completamente al pastel en una pizarra, los materiales usados para esta animación se convierten en una metáfora para la transitoriedad de la vida.

Prayers for Peace
Die Animation erzählt mittels Stop-Motion-Technik von den Erinnerungen an einen jüngeren Bruder, der im aktuellen Irakkrieg ums Leben kam. Das gesamte Werk wurde mit Kreide auf einer Wandtafel dargestellt und wird damit zur Metapher für die Unbeständigkeit des Lebens.

Prières pour la paix
Prières pour la paix est un récit d’animation en mode d’image par image confrontant la mémoire du jeune frère de l’artiste tué dans le conflit en Iraq qui s’est produit dernièrement. Dessinée entièrement avec des pastels sur une ardoise noire, les matériaux utilisés pour créer l’animation deviennent une métaphore de l’impermanente de la vie.

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This paper explores the different approaches of process-based
artists, citing specific analog works by Ray Johnson, On Kawara
and William Kentridge, alongside the digital works of Jonathan
Harris, Golan Levin and Zachary Lieberman, discussing their
strengths and weaknesses, and raising the question of whether or
not their techniques were successful in conveying emotion. The
paper then focuses on the work of artist and animator Dustin
Grella in the same context, investigating earlier works as well
as his most recent project, a stop-motion animation, Prayers for
Peace.

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