Synopsis

This stop-motion animation by ”mimimipartii”—a duo comprising Mita Suzumi and Mashumaromi—features layers of paint applied directly to a wall and manipulated to create a writhing, fluid effect. A soundscape woven from handclaps, ambient everyday noises, and chaotic cheers amplifies the work’s enigmatic and chaotic atmosphere. In this piece, the production team manipulating the wall acts as ”internal organs and cells, ” transforming the static wall into a single living organism. It draws a striking parallel between buildings and human beings: structures where only the contents—such as people or thoughts—flow and shift, while the form itself remains constant. This bizarre, philosophical experimental work blurs the boundaries between the two, presenting a city where buildings, rather than humans, exist as the protagonists, and where the architecture and its inhabitants have assimilated into a single entity.

PROFILE

mimimipartii

“mimimipartii” is a creative unit formed by MITA Suzumi and Mashumaromi. MITA Suzumi is a fourth-year student majoring in Photography, Video, and Media Art within the Department of Fine Arts at Sapporo Otani University; she received the President’s Award at the 2025 ThinkSchool Graduation Exhibition. Mashumaromi is a fourth-year student in the Contemporary Art and Spatial Expression Laboratory, majoring in Art and Culture within the Department of Arts, Sports, and Culture at Hokkaido University of Education, Iwamizawa Campus; she won the Grand Prize at the 2025 ThinkSchool Graduation Exhibition.