This personal project emerged from my frustration with routine and lack of motivation. I set out to express these feelings through a narrative infused with absurdity and sound sampling, two elements that have long fascinated me.
Inspired by DJ Shadow’s use of a 1994 comedy LP in his track LOST & FOUND, I incorporated a similar approach to bring the essential touch of absurdity needed to the project.
Absurdity serves to challenge conventions and ignite creativity, while sampling acts as a bridge between creative and cultural worlds, blending styles and eras to craft a rich, multi-sensory experience.
Of all the stages in Lost and Found, storyboarding was by far the most fulfilling.
I had almost complete creative freedom and dove deep into visual and sonic references that inspire me, especially DJ Shadow’s world, where contrasting textures and timbres come together in rich, unexpected harmony. That idea of distinct elements gaining new meaning in combination shaped the entire process.
I explored many directions, discarded others, and the final piece ended up split into two parts: Lost and Found. The latter consists of a single static shot focused entirely on sound, which becomes the most powerful element. I chose not to distract with animation and let the act of listening, just like the character does carry the weight of the moment.
I’m thrilled to have presented this work at Motion Motion Motion in Nantes, where it won the Jury’s Award, and to have been selected as Video of the Day in both the Motion Awards and Good Moves.
After presenting my project in Nantes, I got really excited about extending it in a more analog and tangible way. So I took the run cycle of the character I had animated, selected the exact 12 frames that make up the full loop, turned each frame into a sticker, and started pasting them around Barcelona. I also sent sets to friends so they could stick them up in their own cities Buenos Aires, Madrid, Lyon, Nantes, Perugia, and Brussels.
