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TOCHKA: A Screening and Discussion with the Artists

The Japanese artist team TOCHKA, featuring artists Kazue Monno and Takeshi Nagata, will present a screening and discussion of their work. Their PIKA PIKA workshops have spawned a DIY “lightning doodle” subculture that has gone viral! Their presentation will explore pop-up art in public spaces, low-tech choices in a high-tech world and cross-cultural communication aided by YouTube and social media. TOCHKA’s goal is to bring joy and inspire people to work together across cultural, ethnic and linguistic differences.

About the Artists

Takeshi Nagata and Kazue Monno, a.k.a. TOCHKA, have been creating music videos, short animated films and comics for about ten years. After graduating from the Kyoto University of Art and Design in 2000, their artistic collaboration began with works of frame-by-frame clay animation and hand-drawn short animated movies. From there the duo shifted toward an experimental approach to computer graphics–based imagery. They are best known for their light-animation projects. Using simple flashlights, LEDs and long exposures with a digital still camera at night, they create colorful, playful doodle animations. They have received numerous awards and have screened their work at major animation festivals, including the Mostra-Mundo Festival in Brazil, the Annecy International Animation Festival in France, the New York Film Festival, the Platform International Animation Festival in the United States and the Japan Media Arts Festival.

Organized by Lisa Mann, Trixy Sweetvittles and Richard Weinberg (Animation & Digital Arts).

For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu

Location: School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA) - Ray Stark Family Theatre (SCA 108)

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Daria Yudacufski