Yours Truly, - Experimental Video
An experimental music video centered on facial expressions, using 3D avatars to recreate impossible reactions. Their hyper-realistic appearance generates an uncanny atmosphere that blurs the boundary between the real and the artificial, leading viewers to question the authenticity of what they are seeing.
Directed and animated by: Ana-Maria Cojocaru
Music: Gradient (Andrei Gherca).
Actors: Bogdan Manolache, Ioana Dobrea.
Music: Gradient (Andrei Gherca).
Actors: Bogdan Manolache, Ioana Dobrea.
Magan rediscovered
3D model of the reconstructed Bronze Age Magan vessel for Magan Rediscovered, a publication by The Zayed National Museum of the UAE chronicling the Magan Boat Project: a collaboration with Zayed University and NYU Abu Dhabi that resulted in the reconstruction and successful sea voyage of an 18-meter Bronze Age vessel off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
In collaboration with: Catalogtree (Infographics and cartography)
2174: Future ruins of an Automated Past- 3D animation
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2174:Future Ruins of an Automated Past explores topics such as automation, non-places and capitalism through two looped animations, each one minute each.
Z Markt is a supermarket in the year 2174, abandoned after a revolt against extreme automation eliminated the need for human workers. Nature has reclaimed the space, leaving behind malfunctioning robots, scattered waste, and floating cash-register receipts.
X Markt resembles a contemporary supermarket, but with far less automation. Empty and unsettling, it contains subtle clues that foreshadow the future of these spaces through shelf arrangements and seemingly irresistible promotional messages.
Z Markt is a supermarket in the year 2174, abandoned after a revolt against extreme automation eliminated the need for human workers. Nature has reclaimed the space, leaving behind malfunctioning robots, scattered waste, and floating cash-register receipts.
X Markt resembles a contemporary supermarket, but with far less automation. Empty and unsettling, it contains subtle clues that foreshadow the future of these spaces through shelf arrangements and seemingly irresistible promotional messages.
The project was based on extensive field research including interviews with supermarket workers, from cashiers to regional managers, as well as speculative designers. It takes inspiration from a variety of authors such as Marc Auge, Mark Fisher and Rem Koolhaas, as well as videogames such as The Last of Us and Cyberpunk 2077.
Directed and animated by: Ana-Maria Cojocaru
Music by: Claudius Heilgendorff Photos from Platform Post: Django van Ardenne
Directed and animated by: Ana-Maria Cojocaru
Music by: Claudius Heilgendorff Photos from Platform Post: Django van Ardenne
ReUse Beeld&Geluid - Showreel
Modular showreels were created for Beeld&Geluid using their amateur video archive collection. We focused on snippets of the most recognizable elements within the selected footage: the human body.
The result is a series of three modular animations showcasing faces, hands, and feet from the archive.
The result is a series of three modular animations showcasing faces, hands, and feet from the archive.
To provide variety, we incorporated landscapes as interludes, offering a visual break and demonstrating diverse approaches to utilizing the archive—ranging from simple cutting and selection to crafting 3D motion graphics from the footage.
In collaboration with: David Roos and Joshua Pettiti.
In collaboration with: David Roos and Joshua Pettiti.
Migration Stories- Animation
Migration Stories is a short animated series exploring belonging, displacement, and identity through the experiences of three migrants.
By weaving together three distinct journeys, the project reveals a shared emotional landscape that transcends geography. Regardless of the distance traveled, the feelings of uncertainty, loss, adaptation, and longing remain universal.