A poetic experiment: Walt Whitman, interpreted by three animators - Justin Moore
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As an experiment,
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we gave recordings of the same Walt
Whitman poem to 3 different animators.
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Each interpreted the text
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with no knowledge of what
the others were creating
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Here's the result.
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider"
by Walt Whitman
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Interpretation #1 by Jeremiah Dickey,
Medium: Paint on Glass
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"A noiseless patient spider,
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I mark'd where on a little promontory
it stood isolated,
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Mark'd how to explore the vacant
vast surrounding,
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It launch'd forth filament,
filament, filament, out of itself,
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Ever unreeling them,
ever tirelessly speeding them.
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And you O my soul where you stand,
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Surrounded, detached,
in measureless oceans of space,
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Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing,
seeking the spheres to connect them,
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Till the bridge you will need be form'd,
till the ductile anchor hold,
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Till the gossamer thread you fling
catch somewhere, O my soul."
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Interpretation #2 by Biljana Labovic,
Medium: Video
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"A noiseless patient spider,
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I mark’d where on a little promontory
it stood isolated,
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Mark’d how to explore the vacant
vast surrounding,
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It launch’d forth filament,
filament, filament, out of itself,
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Ever unreeling them,
ever tirelessly speeding them.
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And you O my soul where you stand,
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Surrounded, detached,
in measureless oceans of space,
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Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing,
seeking the spheres to connect them,
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Till the bridge you will need be form’d,
till the ductile anchor hold,
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Till the gossamer thread you fling
catch somewhere, O my soul."
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Interpretation #3 by Lisa LaBracio,
Medium: Scratchboard
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"A noiseless patient spider,
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I mark’d where on a little promontory
it stood isolated,
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Mark’d how to explore the vacant
vast surrounding,
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It launch’d forth filament,
filament, filament, out of itself,
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Ever unreeling them,
ever tirelessly speeding them.
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And you O my soul where you stand,
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Surrounded, detached,
in measureless oceans of space,
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Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing,
seeking the spheres to connect them,
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Till the bridge you will need be form’d,
till the ductile anchor hold,
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Till the gossamer thread you fling
catch somewhere, O my soul."
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