The secret past of toys and dolls on display at Edinburgh??s museums is being revealed by young animators at a new exhibition.
The secret past of toys and dolls on display at Edinburgh??s museums is being revealed by young animators at a new exhibition. On display until January 28, four Hidden Stories created by Red Kite Animation and animators are being featured in the Museum of Edinburgh??s temporary exhibition space.
The inspiration for the project came from a short film called Shoe by artist Quan Shi, who created an award-winning animation about a doll made from an old shoe which is displayed in the Museum of Childhood. The discovery inspired Quan Shi to create a film about how the object could have been made for a little girl by her father.
Using the same approach as Quan Shi, young Scottish school pupils and students have used animation for stories about how toys and artefacts came to arrive in the Council??s Writers?? Museum, Museum of Childhood, and Queensferry Museum. The four featured films have been selected by a panel of animators and industry professionals following a Scotland-wide competition. A free but ticketed animation workshop will be held on December 20 at the Museum of Edinburgh.
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