I feel that everything has its own circle of life. Living or not everything contains its own life cycle and life expectancy. I also think the idea of stop motion animation, displays the circle of life effectively. A human life for example is comprised of many different images with gaps in between. No human can remember every single second of their life so it is only fitting that stop motion is used to demonstrate the circle of life. Along with the idea of gaps in memory, the stop motion allow the viewer to see a life cycle, the way them recall their own. Unlike a video where the viewer can see things the object in the movie can not.
The circle of life is a topic that everyone can relate to. Every single person has experienced something going through a life cycle or has seen a complete life cycle. When something is relatable to a broad audience it automatically creates different connections between each individual viewer. This allows the art piece to have many different meanings, with many different levels of depth.
The subject being portrayed in a stop motion animation about the circle of life, brings different meanings to the video. With each subject different stigmas are attached. As for a flower, it brings a sense of beauty, elegance, and innocence. Making in this case the circle of life, those traits and brings a sense of happiness instead of sadness.
I think you are right about saying we all have experienced certain life cycles. I think the video Amanda showed for critique is something we can all find similar to seomthing in our lives. It does not have to be the life and death of a person, but it could be something else like the beginning middle and end of a specific time in someones life. I think that is what makes her video so impactful because it is different to each person who sees it because we are pulling aspects from our individual lives to make a detailed assumption on what the meaning behind the project is, and I think that is the beauty of sharing art.
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