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And animation came together the closer I looked at pattern.

Gradually, I began to animate, pulling from images I saw in the artifacts. I started with El Anatsui’s textile works, implementing very specific patterns into the animation.

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I began to hone in on specific symbols/textiles I was seeing, and bringing them out through my mapping. Here we have arrived at a final design for my map of the Met’s Africana section

#metropolitain museum of art #map #met #africa #textile #symbols #design #representational #animation

With further research, I discovered that there are popular, regional fabrics that were used in Africa. This became muddled over time through trade, but ultimately these designs can be seen throughout the Met symbolically in fabric, textiles, sculptures, and even functional tools.

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I then began to experiment with color and its significance to culture. This was a good exercise leading up to the GIF animation.

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Visual Language Through Symbols

http://www.sakirizwana.com/portfolios/anansi-story-adinkra-dictionary/

A friend of a classmate (thanks Ella), Saki, studied these symbols in her Undergrad, and became a viable resource for me as I continued to research African Textiles.

I soon discovered in research that specific tribes use symbols to convey different ideas. Many of these ideas are conveyed in the artifacts throughout the Met. So I began to research more about fabrics and their use to African culture and trade.

#trade #adinkra #africa #language #pattern #textile

Sounds of Africa

A deeper look at objects and their patterns. I quickly became interested in what stories these objects told; because many of these objects were ritualistic, I became enthralled in what they would’ve sounded like. I began to mess with foley sounds and really capture what each piece would sound like when they were used.

#Vimeo #foleysound #africa #metropolitanmuseumofart #maps #met #pattern #rythym #sound #ritual #mask #sculpture #beads #found objects

Again focusing on pattern as well as found materials. What are these objects made of? Because everything is functional, what is the use of decoration and pattern?

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Simple symbols can convey stories

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Textiles and patterns can convey movement, which began the idea of utilizing animation to show the change of patterns and how the interact with one another.

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Everything has visual pattern. Here I was observing the use of negative space and pattern in sculptural work.

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El Anatsui’s “Between Heaven and Earth.” A closer look at pattern as a visual language

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Africana: Ritual Use

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