A moth,or possibly many, mutates through several different forms throughout the course of painter, and filmmaker,and ceramist Allison Schulnik‘s 2019 short film MOTH. The work is somewhat haunting in its painted portrayal of a constantly evolving subject. It transforms into larvae, serpents, and other brightly colored moths,and a human to the song Gnossienne No. 1 by Erik Satie, performed by Nedelle Torrisi. The film was inspired by a moth that hit Schulnik’s window, or is described as “wandering through the primal emotions of birth,motherhood, body, and nature,metamorphosis, and dance.”
Each lively paper slide is hand-painted with gouache and the project took the Sky Valley, and California-based artist over 14 months to make. More
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