Moriah Gurevich 2025

Abstract

Transient Echoes is a 4.5-minute stop motion animated installation piece that demonstrates and dissects how monsters can be used for a better understanding of the human experience, and how monsters can be used as a vessel to represent humanistic qualities, such as hunger, growth, fear, and curiosity. It is an embodiment of my own fears and anxieties, specifically in relation to dreams, nightmares, fears of the unknown, death, and sickness. Invasiveness additionally plays a huge part of the film's narrative functions. Inspired by the natural world, it also ties into environmental harm and destruction. Additionally, although there is death represented in this project which is often viewed as a sad thing, it is represented in a way that is beautiful and peaceful through the fabrication skills and the sound design.