risomotion is a series of looping procedural animations designed and animated with p5js.
Box geometry compiled file
They are then printed with Risograph, scanned and compiled into video files.
Box geometry risograph scanned print
The first set of 3 experiments used 3d primitives.
Other sets introduce 2 color overlay effects.
"Wave"
Risograph is is charmingly bad at making good prints. The print quality is uneven and there are visible crinkles and streaks. It’s beautiful and I left in all of this Risograph goodness.
Each frame of the animation is about the size of a quarter. The enlargement exemplifies this beautiful grit that the risograph is so good at.
Each frame of the animation is about the size of a quarter. The enlargement exemplifies this beautiful grit that the risograph is so good at.
A quarter in comparison to the printed sheet
"Split"
I love exploring the contrast between the highly technical programmatic animation and lo-fi print quality. I feel like it echoes something reminiscent of early film experiments and the striving of something great through the tools at hand.