Inspired by the work of pioneering filmmaker Norman McLaren, the e-card references
the GSA Archives and the fire in “The Mack”, and looks towards a brighter future
for the building.
the GSA Archives and the fire in “The Mack”, and looks towards a brighter future
for the building.
BAFTA Award-winning
filmmaker and GSA graduate, Ross Hogg,
has created The Glasgow School of Art’s Christmas card it was revealed today,
12 December 2014. The design, which takes the form of a short animated film,
was unveiled in a screening in the Reid Building and will be projected on to
the Mackintosh Building from 5pm this evening. The e-card was inspired by the pioneering
animated film maker Norman McLaren, (a GSA graduate whose centenary is being
celebrated this year), and features imagery which references both the
Mackintosh Building and historic Christmas cards in the GSA’s Archives and
Collections.
filmmaker and GSA graduate, Ross Hogg,
has created The Glasgow School of Art’s Christmas card it was revealed today,
12 December 2014. The design, which takes the form of a short animated film,
was unveiled in a screening in the Reid Building and will be projected on to
the Mackintosh Building from 5pm this evening. The e-card was inspired by the pioneering
animated film maker Norman McLaren, (a GSA graduate whose centenary is being
celebrated this year), and features imagery which references both the
Mackintosh Building and historic Christmas cards in the GSA’s Archives and
Collections.
‘After an eventful year celebrating the
centenary of Norman McLaren and coming to terms with the damage caused to The
Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building by the fire in May, I wanted to
make reference to both historic events in this year’s GSA Christmas e-card,”
says Hogg, who earlier this year won the BAFTA Scotland New
Talent Award for Animation.
centenary of Norman McLaren and coming to terms with the damage caused to The
Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building by the fire in May, I wanted to
make reference to both historic events in this year’s GSA Christmas e-card,”
says Hogg, who earlier this year won the BAFTA Scotland New
Talent Award for Animation.
Hogg’s
film was produced by a painstaking process of painting and scratching directly
on 16mm stock, using animation techniques pioneered by Norman McLaren.
Meanwhile, the sound track by Robbie Gunn, which builds though the film,
eventually culminating in a rendition of the popular carol, ‘Ding Dong Merrily
on High’ was created by scratching on the optical waveform of 16mm film stock,
recording as it played through a projector, and then rearranged digitally. The film finishes with the words “Thank You” in
the famous Mackintosh typeface as seen on Kenny Hunter’s Citizen Firefighter
in the aftermath of the fire, offering a Christmas thanks to the Scottish
Fire and Rescue Service.
film was produced by a painstaking process of painting and scratching directly
on 16mm stock, using animation techniques pioneered by Norman McLaren.
Meanwhile, the sound track by Robbie Gunn, which builds though the film,
eventually culminating in a rendition of the popular carol, ‘Ding Dong Merrily
on High’ was created by scratching on the optical waveform of 16mm film stock,
recording as it played through a projector, and then rearranged digitally. The film finishes with the words “Thank You” in
the famous Mackintosh typeface as seen on Kenny Hunter’s Citizen Firefighter
in the aftermath of the fire, offering a Christmas thanks to the Scottish
Fire and Rescue Service.
“By working on 16mm film stock, the film inherently speaks to and evokes
connotations of ‘archive’ and resembles something which could have existed in
the archives and consequently survived the fire,” adds
Hogg. The vibrancy, energy and colour
towards the end of the film reflect the warmth and excitement of the festive
period while hinting at a hopeful and bright future for the Mackintosh Building
and The GSA as a whole,” adds Hogg
connotations of ‘archive’ and resembles something which could have existed in
the archives and consequently survived the fire,” adds
Hogg. The vibrancy, energy and colour
towards the end of the film reflect the warmth and excitement of the festive
period while hinting at a hopeful and bright future for the Mackintosh Building
and The GSA as a whole,” adds Hogg
The Christmas e-card was unveiled in a
week that also saw the launch of The Glasgow School of Art Archives and
Collections online catalogue. Work on the project began earlier this year to
enhance access to the School’s rich and wide-ranging archival materials. It has
taken on a deeper significance since the fire in the Mackintosh Building with
access to the physical archive currently not possible. A dynamic resource, the
website will be expanded as all artworks and objects in the extensive
collections are digitized, and it will also be a platform for the dissemination
of the findings from the archaeological investigation in the Mackintosh library
and ongoing conservation work.
week that also saw the launch of The Glasgow School of Art Archives and
Collections online catalogue. Work on the project began earlier this year to
enhance access to the School’s rich and wide-ranging archival materials. It has
taken on a deeper significance since the fire in the Mackintosh Building with
access to the physical archive currently not possible. A dynamic resource, the
website will be expanded as all artworks and objects in the extensive
collections are digitized, and it will also be a platform for the dissemination
of the findings from the archaeological investigation in the Mackintosh library
and ongoing conservation work.
“The initial aim of the
project to create an online catalogue for our Archives and Collections was to
make them more accessible for
learning, teaching and research, and also to open them up more widely to the
general public,” says Susannah Waters, Archivist at The
Glasgow School of Art. “In the aftermath
of the fire this project has taken on greater significance as our physical
archive will be in storage for the foreseeable future.”
project to create an online catalogue for our Archives and Collections was to
make them more accessible for
learning, teaching and research, and also to open them up more widely to the
general public,” says Susannah Waters, Archivist at The
Glasgow School of Art. “In the aftermath
of the fire this project has taken on greater significance as our physical
archive will be in storage for the foreseeable future.”
“In the coming months this dynamic resource will help us to make sure
that people are kept up to date with developments in the forensic investigation
of the Mackintosh Library and our ongoing conservation plans.”
that people are kept up to date with developments in the forensic investigation
of the Mackintosh Library and our ongoing conservation plans.”
The
digitization of the catalogue was supported with a grant from Museums and
Galleries Scotland.
digitization of the catalogue was supported with a grant from Museums and
Galleries Scotland.
Visit
the GSA Archives and Collections online at www.gsa.ac.uk/archives
the GSA Archives and Collections online at www.gsa.ac.uk/archives
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Notes for Editors
Ross Hogg graduated with a BA 1st class honours in Communication Design
from The Glasgow School of Art, and was winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal, the
highest accolade awarded to a graduating student. In 2013 he was nominated for
the British Academy Scotland Award for Animation and this year won both
the British Academy Scotland New Talent Award for Animation, 2014 and the
Celtic Media Festival Award for Animation, 2014. He also received a nomination
for the British Academy Scotland Award for Animation this year. Ross Hogg
currently works from his studio space in Summerhall, Edinburgh. For further
information on his current projects visit http://rosshogg.com/
from The Glasgow School of Art, and was winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal, the
highest accolade awarded to a graduating student. In 2013 he was nominated for
the British Academy Scotland Award for Animation and this year won both
the British Academy Scotland New Talent Award for Animation, 2014 and the
Celtic Media Festival Award for Animation, 2014. He also received a nomination
for the British Academy Scotland Award for Animation this year. Ross Hogg
currently works from his studio space in Summerhall, Edinburgh. For further
information on his current projects visit http://rosshogg.com/