Talking Points: Studio McGuire
How can we combine 2D artwork with moving image to bring a story to life?
Studio McGuire creates immersive installations that combine sculpture, animation, theatre and projection. When their delicate, fragile works are brought together with moving image, light and sound, stories unfold in dreamlike ways, blurring the boundaries between fantasy and reality.
Watch the videos below and use the following questions to begin a discussion about the work of Studio McGuire.
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The Paper Architect
The Paper Architect is a play combining paper-craft, animation, projection mapping and performance. It tells the story of an old model-maker who uses his paper creations as vessels for his imagination.
The show features tiny, accurately mapped animations playing across intricate paper sets.
See more of their work on their here.
Questions to Ask Children
How do the Paper Architect make you feel?
How would you describe the atmosphere of The Paper Architect?
Do you like it? Why?
If you could cut a paper structure and make it come to life what you it be? Why?
The Icebook
The Icebook – the world’s first projection mapped pop-up book. An experience of fragile paper cutouts and video projections that sweep you right into the heart of a fantasy world. It is an intimate and immersive experience of animation, book art and performance.
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