Nostalgia

Everyone has memories that are the embodiment of happiness; memories that capture the carefree nature of childhood. These memories serve as a source of comfort, because while the future is unpredictable, the past is stable and fixed. The goal of this project was to create a physical memory. To capture how the past is often fantasised, yet brief. To accomplish this I used a unique form of animation called the praxinoscope. The animations are brief flashes that constantly repeat. Capturing how we often replay memories over and over again, wishing they could be relived. I designed and constructed these praxinoscopes. I used birch plywood, acrylic, plastic mirrors, and motors. Along with Adobe Photoshop for rough animation mock ups and Adobe Illustrator for the final frames. I also used Illustrator to design the structure, which I then cut out using a laser cutter