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The US filmmaker Conner Griffith specialises in making absorbing, deeply original digital art from images of the ways we move around in and shape our world. His imaginative animation Auto toys with people and automobiles, walkways and highways, forming an impressionistic and enchanting collage of everyday scenes. Whether it’s in service to a riff on the perpetual motion of modern life or simply a means of providing a jauntily enjoyable ride, Griffith’s craftsmanship is wonderfully clever and full of visual delights.
Video by Conner Griffith
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Engineering
Building a prosperous future demands bold ideas. These are some of the boldest
40 minutes
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Film and visual culture
Space and time expand, contract and combust in this propulsive animation
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Making
On the Norwegian coast, a tree is transformed into a boat the old-fashioned way
6 minutes
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Biology
Butterflies become unrecognisable landscapes when viewed under electron microscopes
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Engineering
Can monumental ‘ice stupas’ help remote Himalayan villages survive?
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Gender
A filmmaker responds to Lars von Trier’s call for a new muse with a unique application
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Engineering
From simple motors to levitating trains – how design shapes innovation
24 minutes
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Film and visual culture
Our world has very different contours when a millimetre is blown up to a full screen
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Technology and the self
A haunting scene from ‘Minority Report’ inspires a voyage into time and memory
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