THE LIFE OF ANTS

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Yūko Asano’s stop motion animation, The Life of Ants/Ari no seikatsu (14mins, 1994) meditates on prevailing gendered power dynamics through a beautifully and meticulously crafted world of insects, leading viewers to contemplate gendered social subjection as embodied in ritualized activities.

STUDIO / THE VILLAGE OF MARCHENSTATUS / FINISHEDSOURCE / ORIGINALDURATION / 14 MIN