THE MAINTAINER OF THE ORDER
Synopsis: if an individual does not appear in the matrix of orders, then the order itself becomes devoid of meaning.
The unit is divided into the main body and three sub-units.
They are connected with tentacles. These three central bodies are mini-ecosystems - sea, land, and air. In the other body are the three stages of growth of the immortal jellyfish - Planula, Polyp, and Immature medusa. These three forms symbolize the individual's gradual refinement of self-order, and each form is an essential member of the maintenance of the natural order, which is indispensable. Finally, there is a movement from disorder and division to orderly growth.
They are connected with tentacles. These three central bodies are mini-ecosystems - sea, land, and air. In the other body are the three stages of growth of the immortal jellyfish - Planula, Polyp, and Immature medusa. These three forms symbolize the individual's gradual refinement of self-order, and each form is an essential member of the maintenance of the natural order, which is indispensable. Finally, there is a movement from disorder and division to orderly growth.
There is a web of relationships between the various organisms in everything, and change usually impacts this web. For individuals to survive and use resources better, the different species are bound to establish a set of stable systems between them. Using resources in an orderly manner maximizes energy utilization. The ecological environment is divided into sea, land, and air. The protagonists in each film are the most common individuals in the three ecosystems, such as clouds, rocks, fish, etc., because the most indispensable existences in maintaining order are often the inconspicuous and neglected beings. They are subjected to the disorder of everything, the pulling, symbiosis, and interdependence between organisms, and thus, the cycle begins again and again, towards life to death, towards death to life.
We are seeing the wider worldly world through the maintenance of the self-order of the eternal jellyfish.
We are seeing the wider worldly world through the maintenance of the self-order of the eternal jellyfish.
Animation Part- 2D Animation
Concept Art
Animated Storyboard
I used 2D frame-by-frame painting to draw the three sections: the ocean is a vast ecosystem. Small fish are minuscule, yet they are not to be underestimated. It avoids potential dangers, such as the tentacles of coral, and when its outer order is destroyed, it will try to find a way to maintain its inner order to survive.
Land
Concept Art
Animated StoryBoard
Dirt and rocks can be found everywhere on land, but they give birth to life. Each individual that exists maintains the order of others and itself.
Sky
Concept Art
Animated Storyboard
Night alternates with day in the sky; every life is born from this alternation. Its order is a cycle, an alternation of life.
Pre-Production
Rough Sketch without sound, text, and color.
Highlight Scenes
Final Outcome
Credits:
Yixin Zhang and Yue Zhu.
Our joint exhibition theme is ‘The maintainer of the order,’ the installations are separate. But our standard duty is to set up the exhibition together.
