Sasha Herman

keramiek , film , Audiovisueel

Sasha Herman artist statement:

My artist practice is built on process based creation; whether animating a stop motion short or forming large scale ceramic works using self processed wild clay, the method of production using small steps, requiring time, patience and attention to detail to create a cohesive whole is the thread that runs through all of my artistic endeavours. The tactility of the material also plays a key role throughout my work. Both in my animated work and more recently in my ceramics, working with simple often found or foraged materials allows me to embrace a kind of organic imperfection which adds to its power and authenticity. I enjoy using these simple, everyday materials and transforming them into something extraordinary, for example, bringing inanimate objects to life through the magic of stop motion animation or turning clay dug from the earth into beautiful pieces of ceramic.

**Het Onderwater Theater (on going)** - HET ONDERWATER THEATER is a short Dutch-language animated fairytale that encourages conversation about mental vulnerabilities in children. Created by educator and curator Esther Frank and artist and stop-motion animator Sasha Herman, the film shows that shyness and uncertainty are common emotions that can be explored through fantasy and imagination. The development of this project has included stop-motion workshops for children supported by SOL Netwerk Rotterdam and collaboration with Gemeente Rotterdam to see how HET ONDERWATER THEATER can be part of a wider conversation about children's mental health in the city.

**Protest Pottery** - 'Protest Pottery' are a series of hand formed ceramic watermelon slices a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian population. Sold at a price of 30 euros a slice all proceeds were donated to Eli Elna Elak a charity providing food and drinking water to people living in Gaza.

Coil pots — **Coil Pots** - I celebrate the artisanal character of ceramics, the experience of working with ones hands, the unpredictability of how each piece will turn out (only revealed after firing) and the fact that each work is unique. In a world, where automation and mass production are the norm, I love to work with a material and techniques that has been around for millennia. Many of the works I create are conceived either through an aesthetic or anecdotal idea I have in my mind or an urge to tryout and experiment with a new technique I have recently discovered. My works are often a combination of these factors.

**BROADCATS!** - BROADCASTS! Is a project created for and during outdoor film festival Pluk de Nacht 2024. During the ten days of the festival along side any member of the public who wanted to take part I animated cardboard faces using recorded messages I had gathered from people on the festival site. Each evening the animation made until that point was screened before the main feature.

**Onzichtbaar Verlies** - This is a workshop I gave during Onzichtbaar Verlies, an exhibition set up by a bereaved mother whose artist daughter had died due to her epilepsy. During my workshop members of the public were able to try stop motion animation using a cardboard face with replacable eyes and mouths so that it was able to speak. It took place at Beautiful Distress an art space in Amsterdam.

**Musing on Epilepsy** - Animated short in which the artist describes his experience of having an epileptic seizure.

**One in One Hundred** - One in One Hundred is an animated short giving a voice to people with epilepsy. This video is a proof of concept made during my Master in Animation at the AKV St Joost which I graduated from in September 2023.

**Collageoscoping** - Collageoscoping is an animated technique similar to rotoscoping where video stills are traced over using materials such as ripped cardboard, broken ceramics or feathers to create a rough reproduction of the original image. When these stills are edited together they create an animation that though rough, imitates the lifelike movements of the original video. These animals are collageoscoped from Eadweard Muybridges Animal Locomotion series.

**Make Animation** - Make animation is a project commissioned by Pluk de Nacht film festival during which I held stop motion animation workshops during each day of the festival, the results of which were shown each evening before the main feature.

**Élan Vital** - Élan Vital is a multi screen animated installation contemplating the difference between what we ‘see’ and what we ‘observe’ when watching animation. The film experiments with different techniques, including green screen, cellular and stop motion animation. Élan Vital has been exhibited multiple times as an installation and screened at various film festivals.

One in One Hundred

Datum: 01-07-2023

In samenwerking met: EpilepsieNL

ONE IN ONE HUNDRED (in production) is an animated project which is focused on people who live with epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder experienced by more than one in every hundred people globally and yet many people know little about it beyond generalizations and cliches. Through One in One hundred I am giving a voice to those affected by the condition and offering them a platform on which they can tell their story.

http://www.sashaherman.nl/portfolio/one-in-one-hundred/

ALTERNATIVE SPACE The White

Datum: 18-02-2021 t/m 27-02-2023

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