Faculty of Art

Integrated Media: Digital Painting and Expanded Animation

Yuki Nakayama

Season Flows Flower Blooms

Season Flows Flower Blooms is a silhouette-based morphing animation giving a quick tour of traditional objects and events in Japan, such as the Daruma doll, cherry blossom, Mount Fuji, and so on. The main theme I consider in this project is to let the audience feel the atmosphere of my nation: Japan, by visualizing Japanese traditional events. The insertion of seasonal flowers and Japanese designs and patterns, along with the objects and events, shows the unique atmosphere of each tradition and its season. I want the viewers to feel empathy and interest towards those attractive Japanese traditions and cultures.