Eye Pixels // Stop Motion
January 13, 2020 3:36 AM Subscribe
Egypt-based artist dina Amin scoured 'Friday market' in Cairo to collect 179 doll heads in order to find 49 matching eyes in creation of a new studio sign. [YT 02:50; via MAKE]
More about the collection of the doll eyes as well as Amin's broader project to turn dismantled waste into stop-motion brilliance.
More about the collection of the doll eyes as well as Amin's broader project to turn dismantled waste into stop-motion brilliance.
This person is excellent and I hope she continues her work.
posted by Meatbomb at 4:31 AM on January 13, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Meatbomb at 4:31 AM on January 13, 2020 [1 favorite]
I like it. (especially the "trying not to get caught washing a bunch of doll heads at the laundromat")
posted by coppertop at 4:51 AM on January 13, 2020 [7 favorites]
posted by coppertop at 4:51 AM on January 13, 2020 [7 favorites]
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posted by They sucked his brains out! at 4:54 AM on January 13, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 4:54 AM on January 13, 2020 [1 favorite]
Who hasnât found themselves sorting a bucket of doll heads?
She really has a good screen presence and explains things clearly and entertainingly.
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:55 AM on January 13, 2020 [2 favorites]
She really has a good screen presence and explains things clearly and entertainingly.
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:55 AM on January 13, 2020 [2 favorites]
Very cool. Though the idea of buying dolls (even old dolls) just to cut out their eyes is pretty unnerving. Glad it was a woman artist or I would be seriously creeped out.
Also I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at what a large percentage of the dolls were blonde, but it still surprised me.
posted by Mchelly at 5:26 AM on January 13, 2020
Also I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at what a large percentage of the dolls were blonde, but it still surprised me.
posted by Mchelly at 5:26 AM on January 13, 2020
The image of all those heads pouring out of a big potato sack was....odd! I love the sign at the end, and am guessing that the rest of the heads are being used for another project, given that the artist spent a lot of time washing them.
posted by xingcat at 5:34 AM on January 13, 2020
posted by xingcat at 5:34 AM on January 13, 2020
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posted by They sucked his brains out! at 6:54 AM on January 13 [+] [!]
Uhm...
posted by notsnot at 6:05 AM on January 13, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 6:54 AM on January 13 [+] [!]
Uhm...
posted by notsnot at 6:05 AM on January 13, 2020 [2 favorites]
I think making use of waste is part of the point.
Now I wonder what you can make out of a thousand creepy eyeless doll faces. A very sad water feature?
posted by confluency at 7:02 AM on January 13, 2020 [5 favorites]
Now I wonder what you can make out of a thousand creepy eyeless doll faces. A very sad water feature?
posted by confluency at 7:02 AM on January 13, 2020 [5 favorites]
Canât you just buy dolls eyes?
From her website, her whole art thing is "tinkering" with other people's trash.
posted by Meatbomb at 7:14 AM on January 13, 2020 [1 favorite]
From her website, her whole art thing is "tinkering" with other people's trash.
posted by Meatbomb at 7:14 AM on January 13, 2020 [1 favorite]
Regarding the artist's use of salvaged, trash-picked items; from the third link:
I love disassembling products to learn more about how they work, how all the pieces come together, it's like a puzzle to me! It all started with just a casual exploration of parts and then I started rearranging the dismantled product pieces into new characters, objects and stories. I've made over 30 videos so far.posted by kaelynski at 7:15 AM on January 13, 2020 [4 favorites]
Most of the products you see are old broken products that others decided to throw away. We consume too many things to the point that we forgot the amount of work that was put into bringing even the tiniest pieces of things! We rarely see what's inside each product thus treat it as one whole part; not as a plastic cover, with buttons, vibrator motor, mic and so on.
This makes it easier to throw things away, one thing goes to waste, and not many.
This is so great. And just the right amount of slightly unnerving.
I like her stop-motion breakdown of what makes up a doll's eye. And then she gives an explanation of what went into animating the hair on the doll's head.
I like it. (especially the "trying not to get caught washing a bunch of doll heads at the laundromat")
Heh. On the other hand, I'm not sure most people would attempt to interrogate someone who was washing a batch of doll heads. How would that conversation even go?
"Sooo...doll heads, eh?"
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 9:36 AM on January 13, 2020 [1 favorite]
I like her stop-motion breakdown of what makes up a doll's eye. And then she gives an explanation of what went into animating the hair on the doll's head.
I like it. (especially the "trying not to get caught washing a bunch of doll heads at the laundromat")
Heh. On the other hand, I'm not sure most people would attempt to interrogate someone who was washing a batch of doll heads. How would that conversation even go?
"Sooo...doll heads, eh?"
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 9:36 AM on January 13, 2020 [1 favorite]
On the other hand, I'm not sure most people would attempt to interrogate someone who was washing a batch of doll heads. How would that conversation even go?
âExcuse me, are you going to be using the dryer?â
posted by TedW at 9:50 AM on January 13, 2020 [2 favorites]
âExcuse me, are you going to be using the dryer?â
posted by TedW at 9:50 AM on January 13, 2020 [2 favorites]
This looks like a set piece from PeeWee's Playhouse. I am simultaneously delighted and terrified.
posted by Kitchen Witch at 5:51 PM on January 14, 2020
posted by Kitchen Witch at 5:51 PM on January 14, 2020
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heh.
posted by oddman at 4:16 AM on January 13, 2020 [3 favorites]