{"id":445,"date":"2026-07-07T21:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.byemarcel.com\/?page_id=445"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:24:27","slug":"pictures-at-an-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.byemarcel.com\/?page_id=445","title":{"rendered":"Pictures At An Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Co-creative direction, high-resolution artwork photography, and animation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PAAE - Promenade II &amp; The Old Castle\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1207942754?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concept &amp; Execution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures at an Exhibition was an experimental collaboration with visual artist Paula Arciniega, created for the premiere of her fifteen-painting cycle inspired by Mussorgsky\u2019s <em>Pictures at an Exhibition<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paula\u2019s paintings were created as a visual response to the music, reflecting the score back into image. Our role was to take that idea one step further by bringing selected paintings into motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lily Todorov and I photographed all fifteen paintings using a Fujifilm GFX II, producing ultra-high-resolution source images. From there, Lily painstakingly separated the artwork into as many as 200 individual pieces digitally while filling in missing details, creating the layered files needed for animation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We originally planned a lighter treatment, animating all 15 paintings, but after showing Paula what was possible, she encouraged us to go deeper. We spent months developing two animated pieces, using detailed hand animation in After Effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our animation opened the evening, playing on projection as the hall filled before the performance and again during the reception. The final work became part of a larger immersive presentation that combined Paula\u2019s paintings, live brass performance, projection, and audience experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Promotion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I also edited a short promotional piece showing how Paula\u2019s paintings and animated works could be brought into future performances, exhibitions, and live presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PAAE - Promo\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1207942944?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Creative Direction: Lily Todorov &amp; Marcel Canzona<br>Animation: Marcel Canzona<br>Design: Lily Todorov<br>Artwork: Paula Arciniega<br>Producer: Matthew Brooks<br>Music: Modest Mussorgsky, performed and recorded by Canadian National Brass Project<br>Premiere Performance: Hannaford Street Silver Band<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-creative direction, high-resolution artwork photography, and animation. 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