Plastelinografia inności. O twórczości Adam Elliota.
Clayography of otherness. The art and work of Adam Elliot.

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the work of Australian film director, animator and writer Adam Elliot. The author argues that his work shows a quality that combines entertainment and individuality. Because of his use of traditional clay animation and the time-lapse technique, and because he works outside of the USA and Europe, Elliot’s work stands out in the world dominated by digital animation. Magdalena Hanczyn, through the interpretation of his films identifies the dominant theme of his work and the structure of the leitmotifs, both stylistic and thematic. As the figure-unit is the central theme of all his films, which forms the axis of each story, the author deals with the construction of Elliot’s protagonist. Moreover she shows how the form of the film influences the way the audience interprets the meaning of the work, and she points to the autobiographical element in the artist’s work, which answers the question: why the director makes films about otherness?

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