Laser Cut Zoetrope

This is what I would’ve exhibited in Paris, had that gone ahead. It’s the first zoetrope that I’ve not actually physically made myself, as you can probably tell. I designed it all in After Effects, Sketchup and Ilustrator and sent it off to the nice people at Flux in Glasgow to get laser cut and engraved in clear acrylic.

It looks pretty good under certain lighting conditions, but it’s still not quite what I was after - the circle animations are probably a bit too subtle and possibly too crowded, and I would’ve preferred a more solid look I think. Below are some of the mock ups I made…

I’m gonna give zoetropes a break for a bit now (there’s another one in the works, coming soon), and make a music video or something.