Brecht De Cock

Artifacts of you, artifacts of me

(2022)

Video installation presenting a selection of research footage for 'artifacts of you, artifacts of me.', as part of the Master in Audiovisual Arts, Animation.

'Artifacts of you, artifacts of me.' is about the sudden death of my father and the summer I spent in my parental home afterwards. Like the paramedics who failed to save my father's life, I struggled to reanimate my memories. The result is an incomplete reconstruction of an evening, a summer and a life.

The project was conceived by mixing different forms of imaging, such as photogrammetry, 3D animation, live-action footage, digital effects and screenshots. Through this unique combination of forms, 'artifacts of you, artifacts of me.' can be considered to exist at the ambiguous intersection of expanded animation, contemporary documentary and abstract film.

Bio

Brecht DE COCK (1999, Belgium) studied at LUCA School of Arts, Sint-Lukas Brussels, where he obtained both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Audiovisual Arts, Animation. He is currently studying for a second master's degree in Cultural Studies at the KU Leuven.

Previous projects by De Cock have been screened at the Leuven International Short Film Festival, Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) and Flicks International Student Short Film Festival.