National Library of Australia
The Illumination
The Page Turner by Eleanor and Giovanni
This stunning and laboriously created stop-motion animated work will depict the adventures of a young Australian as they embark on a journey of curiosity and learning through reading.
Exploring amazing jungles and subterranean caverns, navigating the vast oceans, and battling terrifying monsters inspired by classic children’s stories – The Page Turner will develop his own voice as a writer and pass the torch of knowledge onto the next generation of readers.
Taking inspiration from the National Library of Australia’s vast collection, The Page Turner is created using a combination of stop motion puppet animation, pop-up and tunnel books, all hand made using paper to give the viewer the experience of being inside a book.
The work contains clever references to the Library and some of its special collection items – asking the viewer to keep their eyes peeled for glimpses of Captain Moonlite’s lantern, or beautiful wings inspired by the Library’s Leonard French windows.
The Artists
Eleanor Evans and Giovanni Aguilar are Canberra based artists and animators working in intricately handcrafted stop motion animation.
Key to Eleanor and Giovanni’s collaboration is bringing together their different skills, with Eleanor’s work in experimental animation and Giovanni’s experience as a graphic designer and musician.
Eleanor and Giovanni met in 2016 while studying a master of stop motion animation at BAU design school in Barcelona. Since that time, they have worked together on more than 15 animated music videos and short films which have screened worldwide in film festivals as well as animated musical segments that have appeared on Nick. Jr and SBS.
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