ZOOBOTA

Michael Bamber

“Abenteuer Archiv – eine Reise durch Papierwelten der bewegten Bibliothek”
“Adventure Archive – a journey through worlds of paper of a moving library”

An Installation of Pop-up-Books in the old museum („Altes Museum“) in Berlin
for the exhibition “A Different Approach to the World – The Humboldt-Forum in the Beriln Palace. A first look at the lab“
(9. Juli 2009– 17. January 2010)

More pictures and information of the pop-up-book installation under projects.




BLOWBOY - THE EPIC OF PANTA RHEI (short movie, 2008) | poster design

“BLOWBOY - THE EPIC OF PANTA RHEI” is an examination with nature cycles and nature-philosophical theories. The alteration of all surrounding things, of states of nature is represented narratively - equal a mental journey.
A multiplicity of different media and techniques are combined. The change of things as described in the film and the most different processes of creation and destruction are multilateral visualized.
The film does without dialogues. The narration takes place only by means of picture worlds and music. Thus a substantially free interpretation remains for the viewer.

website: blowboy.michaelbamber.com


BLOWBOY - THE EPIC OF PANTA RHEI (short movie, 2008) | trailer

technical specifications: DV-PAL, 26:59 minutes, mixed techniques (DV-footage, computer generated 2D- and 3D animations, drawings and graphic collages)


BLOWBOY (2004) | model (ureol and clay)

This figure is part of the short movie "BLOWBOY - THE EPIC OF PANTA RHEI" and was used as a static object in the movie.


STORMLAD (2004) | model (ureol and other materials)

This figure is part of the short movie "BLOWBOY - THE EPIC OF PANTA RHEI" and was used for a stop motion sequence.


STORMLAD (2004) | concept painting (gouache)


(2004) | character design (marker and pencil)


(2004) | storyboard (marker)




FLUXION version 01 (movie concept, 2003) | cover design

FLUXION is a concept for a science fiction movie, set in the middle of the 21st century. It describes the next evolution level of the human species, based on nanotechnology and electronic data processing. The human being, free from his primary biological body, combined with his own creation “the machine”, moves in a digital world and the real world, in form of a “fluxionary being”. He is able to assume shape of any kind and matter and adopt various characters.


FLUXION version 01 (movie concept, 2003) | concept trailer

technical specifications for concept trailer: DV-PAL, 2:29 minutes, mixed techniques (DV- footage, computer generated 2D- and 3D animations, and drawings)




SCENE AT NIGHT (2008) | (ink drawing)




LUNA-LAE children`s book (2008) | illustration (ink drawing)


LUNA-LAE children`s book (2008) | illustration (ink drawing)




(2005) | characters (gouache)



If you like to view more of Michael Bamber`s projects, please visit:
www.michaelbamber.com