4D MODULE

DANIELLE ALEXANDER, MYSTERIOUS STRANGER, ANIMATED GIF, 2021 - Mysterious Stranger is an animated gif combining photography and digital illustration to create a moody atmosphere and ambiguous character. The work explores past identities through a constructed lens.

FELICIA ZANG, MY VERY OWN CLOWN, ANIMATED GIF, 2022 - The overall theme I’ve chosen for this assignment is my fear of failure as an artist through referencing Soir Bleu by Edward Hopper, a piece that I find very captivating and interesting.

CONNOR NORTHRUP, TIMED, GIF, 2021 - Timed is a animated gif based on the idea of time passing and how scary that can be. The representations of time in this gif are shown through melting candle wax and tears falling from my eyes.

NICK DE CASTRO, REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE KIDS, ANIMATED GIF, 2022 - Through this piece, I hope to bring my audience back to their childhood and inspire them to never let the cruel, apathetic world of adulthood cloud the wonder and hope they had when they were kids

KAYLA COWAN, SUFFOCATE, GIF, 2021 - I struggle with bipolar disorder and anxiety. The emotions leave me irritable but I have always known how to keep my composure. Whereas internally there are mixed emotions then eventually stillness.

SAMUEL VAZQUEZ, QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, ANIMATED GIF, 2022 - Queen of the Night is the exploration of my experience as a feminine boy growing up in Mexico in a predominantly macho culture. Representing the pressure and close minded expectations that toxic masculinity put on me as a kid.

NADIA FELLER, PORNOGRAPHIC SADNESS, GIF, 2021 - Pornographic Sadness is a self portrait detailing the fetishization of misery and sadness when in a body that is interpreted as female. Pain is sexy if you have big boobs.

HAOCHEN LU, NEGATIVE FILM, ANIMATED GIF, 2021 - I would like to show a complicated attitude to be an artist, feeling confused but excited. I chose the tone of black and white to create a depressing atmosphere, and all colored pictures appeared are positive elements that light my life up.
LIDA KAMALDDIN, PUPPET OR THE PUPPETEER?, ANIMATED GIF, 2021 - The Puppet or the Puppeteer? is an animated GIF that shows an aspect of my identity - how sometimes I can be too controlling to the point where I can no longer control myself.

ANGEL VARGAS, FEAR OF ANXIETY, ANIMATED GIF, 2021 - I wanted to show my identity with my anxiety disorder. In my piece, you can see me trying to hide away from my anxiety and fears. You can also see the hands that are coming towards me. The hands are supposed to represent the feeling of fear that comes with anxiety.

JONELLE TODD, PINK!, GIF, 8.5” x 11”, 2021 - PINK! is an animated GIF created in Procreate that confronts gender identity, and the stereotype of girls liking the colour pink.

CHLOE ACOSTA, COPING, ANIMATED GIF, 2021 - Coping is a representation of physical and mental trauma manifesting itself in crude ways and overtime, turning into something new with the help of coping mechanisms such as art and sketching.
VIDEO
AFARIN ALI ZADE, WEDDING IN 1996, VIDEO, 1MIN 41SEC, 2021 - “Wedding in 1996” is a video of me and my grandmother talking about the images of her marriage. I wanted to express my identity in this way!
REESE OTTERMAN, AUTISM? IN MY FAMILY? IT'S MORE LIKELY THAN YOU THINK, VIDEO, 2MIN 3SEC, 2021 - "Autism? In MY Family? It's More Likely Than You Think" is a video outlining my personal experiences being neurodivergent, and growing up with my equally neurodivergent family.
JESSICA HACK, CONSUMPTION, VIDEO, 56SEC, 2021 - Consumption is a video archive presenting my confusing, and disorientating relationship with food in various points of my life.
EMAD KHAN, FOREIGNERS ON FOREIGN LAND, VIDEO, 2MIN, 2021 - Foreigners on Foreign Land shows the perspective of immigrants arriving on a foreign Land. These foreigners also interact with the culture of the land by singing a Christmas song.
DIENA HOWE, REFUGEE WOMAN, VIDEO, 1 MIN 44 SEC, 2021 -Refugee Woman tells the story of my great grandmother and her life experiences through World War II and immigration to Canada. She was an incredibly kind, loving and strong woman and I wanted to make her story known.
ARUZO KAMALUDDIN, THE BRIDGE, VIDEO, 2MIN 12SEC, 2021 - The Bridge is a video created to portray my cultural identity using my personal archive, public archive, and music.
MINH PHUONG LE, CHILDHOOD REMINISCENCE, VIDEO, 1MIN 27SEC - Childhood Reminiscence is an archive video that I made to treasure every step of my growth. This piece also reminds me of how fast time is flying - I used to wish that I could become an adult faster, however, now grown, I wish that I could turn back in time and become a child again.
BENNETT DE MEDEIROS - Wheel of Time is a video documentation of casual conversations between my cousins and parents, which explores untold stories from my childhood which contrasts to who I am today.