Ontologically Anxious Organism

Ontologically Anxious Organism, Episode 1, 2 and 3, Let Me Feel Your Finger First, Animation and HDV, Colour, Sound, 8 min, UK, 2010/11/12 Let Me Feel Your Finger First’s Ontologically Anxious Organism, narrates the experience of an animated character, who nervous about the very concept of character itself, disguises himself as a boulder. The three episodes follow the boulders progress through a series of reconstituted cartoon scenes whilst he grapples with existence, meets his maker and finally slips outside of the space of the picture plane to seek the ultimate reference. Let Me Feel Your Finger First recently exhibited work at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London, the Royal Academy, London, Studio 1.1 Gallery, London, the Whitechapel Gallery, London and at the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival. He was born in the United Kingdom and lives and works in London. DVD 2 includes the featurette 'Der Ängstliche Organismus', with Steffan Boje, Mark Jackson and Gary Thomas. Directed by Let Me Feel Your Finger First and Gordon Shrigley.