American Idiom Short
An animated short exploring American idioms through a closer look at the legacy of the Gorham Manufacturing Company and the family behind it. Designed within Blender and After Effects, the 3-D rendered animation investigates the complicated legacy of Jabez Gorham and the ‘American Dream.’ Ultimately, I screened the film as a projection against the brick wall of the building Jabez once built for his family.
Idioms are hidden histories buried in words. Ghost of linguistics past.
Like scratches in silver, nicks in wood, or particulate matter in dirt, they tell stories about what happened before, and what is still happening now.