Max Hattler’s abstract stop-motion animation work for Shift is an attempt to visualise higher dimensions and unearthliness, taking into account these concepts’ heightened awareness when attempting to process or predict the end of the world. Looping this short but intense film, he is interested in the space between abstraction and figuration, where storytelling is freed from the constraints of traditional narrative. Hattler’s practice contemplates microcosms, moments, and atmospheres: close-ups as reflections on the big picture. While his timed-based works are devoid of dialogue, they explore the relationship between sound, music and the moving image.
Created by Mandeep Ahira.