String Movement

This piece was born from pushing the boundaries of what is possible between capturing the tactile and textural nature of my analog fiber art and creating a realm where these properties can bloom in digital form.

The act of spinning wool fiber into yarn in its simplest form is physics. When you look at yarn, you're observing twist in a frozen physical state. I animated this photo of my handspun yarn to capture this static yet energized phenomenon.

But art is not created in a vacuum, and the beauty of sharing one's art with friends for feedback means their contributions can help bring the artwork truly to life.

In sharing my work with fellow artist Cedric Fangeat, we discussed the possibility of combing music with the piece. The play on words between the yarn or strings moving and the reference to a musical movement inspired the idea of having music accompany the piece that consisted solely of string instruments.

Cedric composed the music and modified the timing of the animated elements in this digital art duet between friends.

MP4 30 seconds Rochester, New York, 2022 Created by Alanna Wilcox @spinnybuns on Instagram & Twitter alannawilcox.com

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Music composition and offsetting of animation by Cedric Fangeat visuals.cedricfangeat.com