Stuff I Dig: Solipsist by Andrew Huang

Solipsist | Andrew Huang| 2012 | USA | Format: N/A| 10 min

Winner of Slamdance 2012's Special Jury Prize for Experimental Short.

Colorful organic threads. Colorful explosions. A colorful exercise in symmetry, rhythm and randomness.  

Although the meaning of Solipsist may not be straightforward and is subject to interpretation, it can be immediately grasped as an expression of beauty.  However, it's not just colors, puppets and effects wizardry here, according to the IMDB summary:

Solipsist is a three part experimental fantasy short film about otherwordly beings whose minds and bodies converge into one entity. Filled with elaborate costumes, stunning visual effects, and underwater puppets, the film is a non-narrative purely visual/audio experience designed to transport viewers through a hypnotic, dream-like experience.  It consists of three parts, each featuring visually fantastic characters and creatures that converge with each other in surreal ways. The film concludes by featuring all three segments combined into a colorful, psychedelic finale.

Short of the Week explains further:

Comprised of three loosely related scenarios, each segment reflects characters attempting [to] merge or physically connect. This is in reaction to the title of the piece, which refers to a philosophical concept that posits we can only know what is in our own minds, and are thus unavoidably isolated.  In an artist statement, the filmmaker, Andrew Huang, notes that he grew up fascinated with the concept, and the tragedy of being trapped in one's own physiology. Through contemplation of the nature of synaptic gaps in neurons and the structure and purpose of language, ideas for these 3 sketches emerged, centering on attempts to build bridges between individuals. 

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Original Soundtrack.