Dandelionopolis
Year: 2012
Animation / Art Direction / Illustration
Produced in collaboration with Atelier Yoon, the film Dandelionopolis follows Atelier Yoon's earlier studies of food waste recycling in Singapore, along with a glimpse of the poetry and politics of hope. Free of dialogue, an instrumental soundtrack pulses behind as a rhythmic succession of images renders the vision.
Watch it on Youtube here.
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About Dandelionopolis Singapore:
Inspired by the lifecycle of a dandelion, including its wind-aided seed dispersal, Dandelionopolis [pods + towers] is an urban strategy dedicated to recycling the country's food waste by encouraging the public to separate food waste from other waste. 30 decentralized anaerobic digesters in the form of 160-metre towers are envisioned to land upon all towns in Singapore. The project also postulates the use of Singapore's empty, overcast night sky as a new realm for waste transportation in lieu of a starscape. The fact that food waste can be converted to electricity and bio-fertilizer through anaerobic digestion makes it a very promising source of clean energy, especially when contrasted with the exceptional predicament of Singapore's dependency on 100% energy imports. In that vein, this project seeks to emphasize the benefits of waste as a resource. Dandelionopolis offers the possibility of upgrading the existing recycling infrastructure both in social and aesthetic dimensions.
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CREDITS:
Directors: Atelier Yoon and Chuan Choong
Art Direction: Atelier Yoon and Chuan Choong
DOP: Kelvin Jak & Atelier Yoon
Editor: Chuan Choong
Design, animation and compositing: Chuan Choong
Original Sound Track: Freeplaymusic.com
Audio Mixing: Chuan Choong
Narration: Christina Chan
Special thanks to:
Maklab / Heera Tamang @ FictiveDesigns.com / Ooi Yee Ruh
Tan Yun Ru (Andrea) / Gordon Chu / Wong Jun Hoe / Fu Juyen