Those of us who live in Southeastern Virginia understand our dependence on its waterways. Access to the Atlantic Ocean and river inlets are not just means of economic and physical sustenance for the region, but for the entire country. With that in mind, our Winter exhibition series explores and celebrates humanity’s dependence on this vital resource.
MOCA will present a contemporary animated short film exhibition celebrating filmmakers who include water as a significant role. Each film takes a different approach to both storytelling and animation. They all incorporate different facets of the relationship we all have to this essential element. It gives us life, shapes our surroundings, dictates how we communicate and what we look like. Yet, for a planet that is mostly water, it is under threat as a resource.
The exhibition will be presented on an ongoing basis in MOCA’s Price Auditorium and is included with Museum admission.
Films included:
The Deep, by PES. Written, directed, and animated by PES | Produced by Sarah Phelps and PES | Sound Design by PES | Filmed in Culver City, California
Oktapodi. Directed by Julien Bocabeille, Francois-Xavier Chanioux, Oliver Delabarre, Theirry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, Emud Mokhber
Bottle. Written, directed and, animated by Kristen Lepore
Cloudy, by FriendsWithYou (Samuel Borkson & Arturo Sandoval III). Written, directed, and animated by Matias Fernandez
The Ballad of Holland Island House. Written, directed, and animated by Lynn Tomlinson
Plastic Shores Animations. Directed by Edward Scott-Clarke, animated by Alice Dunseath. (Taken from documentary Plastic Shores, La Mode Verte Productions)
Organized by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. Curated by Heather Hakimzadeh, Curator and Alison Byrne, Director of Exhibitions and Education.
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