Still Frame 2

Frozen Frog

Sun Yiyang | 2023 | | 3min21sec |
Sun Yiyang | Ouyang Leyi

Synopsis

Because of the lack of common language, a frog choose to be silence. “It’s a comma animation. I made these ceramic frogs during the 106-day lockdown. The crystals of frog spawn in the green glaze are sourced from the dust in the air, and time is frozen in this moment. On January 8th, 2023, Shanghai officially abolished antigen tests and quarantines for arrivals. On January 29th, 2023, the 8th day of the first lunar month, we free captive animals to pray for luck. To shoot this footage, I placed the ceramic frogs onto the water, but starling ones in hibernation.”


Yiyang Sun 孙逸阳

Sun Yiyang

2000 Born in Shanghai, China. An experimental animation artist gives birth to handmade films, and installations. Currently Yiyang study in Estonia Academy of Arts. Her film has been selected in some international film festivals such as Animafest Zagreb, and POFF Shorts. She regards herself as the "Bunny mimic Nüwa" in both game and labor.