In October extending to December 2020, Flavourcel took part in a research project spurred by Alla Gaddasik, with the backbone of Vivo Media Arts as well as a SSHRC-PEG research grant.

For this venture, members of Flavourcel projected animations from the windows of our own homes — animations that reflected the heart of our neighbourhoods when movie theatres and many other forms of public entertainment were shut down. A realization cemented itself throughout: Since our collective work has always been made in relatively individual isolation, this could allow us to connect with our neighbours (safely) during a very shaken-up moment in time.

In pursuing this research project, we felt as through we had opened a much more flexible, accessible, and profoundly futuristic potential for decolonializing animation. We had lots of positive feedback, and it was a delight to see both friends and strangers stopping outside our homes in wonder.

If you’re curious in learning more about this project, please refer to this article written by Vivo Media Arts, or this article written by Perrin Grauer on behalf of Emily Carr University of Art + Design interviewing Alla Gaddasik.

Photo credits to Alla as well :)