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| Kinder machen Kunst mit Medien |
| About Myself | Children Making Animation Films von Sigrid Lemm |
| I studied creative painting at the Hochschule der Kunst (now the UdK) in Berlin. In 1992 a friend of mine convinced me to attend the Animation Film Festival in Stuttgart. Up until then I had always considered animation films to be like a superficial entertainment. Thus at the end of my studies, I came into contact with artisitic animation films totally against my will. Since then though, a day hasn’t passed, in which I was not occupied with either animation films or animated cartoon films. In 1999-2000 I was a guest student in a Berlin paint therapy project (paint therapy according to Kramer/Rubin). From 2000-2002 I founded and led the Animated Film Workshop at the Institute for New Media in Rostock, and in 2004 I founded the Animation Film Workshop Lakritzelei in Berlin. I allow my experiences from the time in the paint therapy project to consciously flow into my work with children. As I am convinced that there is always more hidden in children, than they know, I like to work with students from centres for special needs. The motivations phase requires a lot of time, as these youths have very little self-confidence. The subsequent success though is all the more appreciated. I have also created animation film projects with deaf children as well as those who either have poor eyesight or who are blind. In animation film work, there are a lot of possibilities. It is important to show children, artistic animation films, so that they will be inspired to create their own figures and to invent their own stories. In my opinion, it is a waste of time to copy and animate an idol such as Bart Simpson. |
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| This is Rudi. A totally normal little boy… only he can’t swim. | |
Unfortunately, the amazing animation
films are rarely shown on televisions. One has to get out and visit
the animation film festivals in in Stuttgart, Leipzig, and Dresden. |
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