Artist: MISTER LYNCH
Title: THOUGHT THREADS: Brass Stop Motion
Year: 2022
Medium: Traditional stop-motion animation, digital video (loop)
Duration: 4:00 (continuous loop) truncated sample :59 clip show

Premiere: 79th Venice International Film Festival, presented by Saphira & Ventura

THOUGHT THREADS is a traditional stop-motion film by MISTER LYNCH that premiered during the 79th Venice International Film Festival as part of a presentation by Saphira & Ventura. The approximately four-minute looping film is composed of nearly 2,400 individually photographed frames, each created using traditional stop-motion animation techniques. Centered on the evolving phrase I AM GLAD YOU ARE HERE, the work transforms language into movement, exploring affirmation as a living, temporal experience. Rather than relying on digital effects, every frame was photographed individually, allowing typography to unfold through physical motion and handcrafted animation. Presented as a continuous loop, the film invites viewers into a contemplative meditation on presence, connection, and the emotional weight carried by simple words.