Trat

Trat

An interactive installation on the relations between humans and rats mediated by trash. Throwing garbage reveals the truth behind what seems at first sight as a typical New York trash bin.
#Art #Rat #Trash #Interactive #Animation #Environmental

What inspired you to make this project?:
In Trat I combine my two greatest passions - Art and Science.
I graduated summa cum laude from the Hebrew university of Jerusalem, where I received my Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science and Biology combined with a strong background in stop-motion animation and Art.

This Project is inspired by my ongoing environmental research on New York City as an ecosystem and the ecological relationship between humans and one of the most prominent residents of the city -- the rat.
After running into dozens of rats scurrying out of garbage bags on my way home late at night, being exposed to this extraordinary amount I felt mixed filings of discussed and empathy. I thought of them as shadows, and I was inspired to create an interactive silhouette stop-motion animation of them and to show their unique and characteristic movement.

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