Brandon Blommaert, Animation/Mini-DV, 6:36 min, Calgary
The inhabitants of Brandon Blommaert's Greycon4 are both menaced and menacing. The machinations of a manipulative scientist unfold through Blommaert's meticulous cloth animation: digital processes enable random scene assemblage, allowing for a non-storyboard approach. Blommaert's considered yet spontaneous process evokes the work of another distinct young contemporary Canadian artist: abstract painter Tony Baker's sci-fi 'Expanse' series. The dense and chaotic realm of Greycon4 invites repeated viewings and a variety of interpretations.
Brandon Blommaert is a Calgary based animator who graduated from ACAD (Alberta College of Art and Design) with a BFA in the Print Media Program. In addition to Calgary, his work has been screened in Vancouver, Baltimore and Buffalo, New York. Brandon "likes making animations and other disasters in his living room, where he also likes to battle with his cat who always has the upper hand due to the use of concealed weapons."