i’m rob cohen and i make things
Things that engage. Things that are playful. Things that are sculpture. Things that move. I especially like making things like flipbboks, mutoscopes, phénakistiscopes, and of course, the Zoëtropes.
behind the scenes
here’s an early stop motion test
Before the electronics, came the art. And to test the art, I ended up shooting this frame by frame as I spun the cylinder, stopping every 15° for a photo.
Other art
Flipbooks
Mutoscopes
Phénakistiscope
flipbook as sculpture
the mutoscope
A short hand cranked movie.
Think circular flip book.
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