Max Hattler

Max delivered an experimental animation workshop titled Wayuumation. It owes its name to the artistic and symbolic work of the Wayuu people from the Guajira region of Venezuela. While researching for his visit to Venezuela, the artist became engrossed in Wayuu patterns and their symbolism. Being in his work oriented towards the use of patterning and abstraction in moving image and sound, Wayuu provided a technical-aesthetic angle, while grounding the workshop within cultural framework connected. to the workshop participants, young Venezuelan animators and sound designers (…) The collective working process had some important results. One was the encounter among participants, who came from different backgrounds and did not know each other beforehand. collaborating as a team gave the participants the opportunity to connect to others with shared professional interests, exchange knowledge, and learn from each other. Another marked outcome is the resulting audiovisual work itself. —O| will be exhibited in Venezuela after the post-production stage is completed.