Ironic Shaxi
Collaborative Work
Dali, China
August 2023
Creative Animation
A stop-motion animation that reimagines the history and future of Sideng Street, Shaxi, reflecting on the interplay between spatial transformation and capital impact.To bring the architectural facades to life, we incorporated hand-drawn illustrations and creatively arranged wood shavings collected from local timber-framed buildings. Commercialized street images generated via PromeAI further explore the tension between heritage preservation and modern development. The animation also utilized 3D scans of the street, developed in Agisoft Metashape with support from drone and camera inputs, and was further brought to life through the creative use of Mental Canvas and Procreate.