STAMP ALERT – Connecting The Dots

Title: STAMP ALERT – Connecting The Dots
Year: 2025
Artist: Anne de Vries

Description:
An immersive installation exploring themes of media and constructed realities through a combination of animatronics, video, and large-scale printed visuals.

Installation Components:

  • Video:
    • Duration: 22 minutes
    • Format: 4K with sound
    • Description: A fictional news channel titled STAMP ALERT, streamed on an LCD screen and presented by Anya Demure.
      The video blends fact and fiction, creating a commentary on media narratives.
    • Contributors: Mansur Suri (main actor), Leonardo Reuvenkamp (3D animator)
  • Banner PVC & Stretched Canvas:
  • Animatronics:
    • Dimensions: 89 cm × 55 cm
      Materials: Resin, airbrush acrylic paint, lacquer, Raspberry Pi, Python, Sound (22 minutes).
    • Description: An animatronic robot named Vapula watches the STAMP ALERT news channel and provides commentary, adding an additional layer of context and narrative to the installation.

Produced in collaboration with: ODYSSEY, Köln, and Blue Velvet, Zürich