Macro Kingdom

Perfect for a holiday* with big fluffy slo-mo snowflakes** and wintry, brittle light, Clemento's Macro Kingdom short films. The most recent one is below, and the two prior films are below the fold.

I love the incorporation of the fragile, distorted type, but can't resist observing that the words are more in the nature of a poem than labels. Don't expect clarity (or scientific accuracy) about what you are seeing - just enjoy the lovely juxtapositions. :)

macro kingdom III from clemento on Vimeo.

macro kingdom II from clemento on Vimeo.

macro kingdom from clemento on Vimeo.

*for many of you, not me, unfortunately.
**yeah, it's snowing here again. Come on Boston, I'm done with winter already. . .

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