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Somewhere An Octopus Is Dreaming (2023)

Produced for The Kick-About No.73, and inspired directly by this footage of a sleeping octopus, I went about imagining both the interior and exterior expression of a dreaming cephalopod, further inspired by the finale to Spielberg’s wonderful Close Encounters of The Third Kind.

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Produced for The Kick-About No.73, and inspired directly by this footage of a sleeping octopus, I went about imagining both the interior and exterior expression of a dreaming cephalopod, further inspired by the finale to Spielberg’s wonderful Close Encounters of The Third Kind.

5 responses to “Somewhere An Octopus Is Dreaming (2023)”

  1. Graeme Daly Avatar
    Graeme Daly

    Stunning Phil! X

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      philgomm

      Thanks big fella 🙂

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  2. memadtwo Avatar
    memadtwo

    You have a way with light. (K)

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      philgomm

      Cheers Kerfe – this was a labour of love – but a lot of instinctive fun.

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    Chromatophores

    […] only as far back as a matter of weeks. For The Kick-About No.73, inspired by cephalopods, I made a short film, prompted by an octopus’s ability to change the colour of its skin. A bit of research later, […]

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