from
behind the lines
the
squeeglebird
named after an imaginary character invented by two little girls I met in
Dublin during the making of the film
<the
official design orthodoxy was that the only true character' in the film is the
Line itself. the only characters that are on screen for any length of time are
the demon and the yellow bird, which represents the soul of the
Artist. the film starts with the emergence of the Line as a point in motion.
its transformation goes from the ideal of mathematical purity, through organic
incarnation to representing the intangible elements of the Artist's imagination.
what the Line gives form it also traps and ultimately destroys. in the end the
Line itself collapses once more to a single point of light and so the process
comes full circle.../>
linetrap
2 the moment of emergence
<most
of the backgrounds were created either using ink or dyes on artboard, plain
coloured paper or pastels on card. this sequence used dyed canvas to create
a textured effect. unfortunately this can only be appreciated in the projected
film since this colour combination does not transcribe well to video.../>
