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Blu’s Stop-Motion History of Life

July 19th, 02010 by Austin Brown

“Long Shorts” – short films that exemplify long-term thinking. Please submit yours in the comments section…

Not only does this amazing stop-motion film document a huge swath of history (all of it, really) – it looks like it took a huge swath of history to make. Thousands of photographs of graffiti evolving and interacting with its environment depict the development of life in the universe to create “Big Bang Big Boom: an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life… and how it could probably end.”

BIG BANG BIG BOOM – the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

If this theme piques your interest, by the way, you might want to check out one of our upcoming Seminars About Long-term Thinking featuring Martin Rees: “Life’s Future in the Cosmos.”

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dave

This is an inspiration in its artistry, but I wonder about the value of the doomsday message. The future looks pretty bleak, for sure, and, sadly, I share your apocalpytic vision. But how many more reminders of this do we need? I have seen how people, including myself, tend to shut down when faced with such a scary scenario. I don't believe another version of Koiyaanaskatski (I realize I made a mash of the spelling there) will motivate people to act. As a writer and visual artist, I felt moved right up to the end... then simply left empty. I'd love to see you continue this project with an alternative ending. Need any help?