Helena Bulaja
www.bulaja.com

Mechanical Figures - twentythousandcycles.NET  
Interactive film inspired by the work of Nikola Tesla, 2009

Collaborators:
Co-director, Photography, Animation, Video: Alistair Keddie (Scotland), Edgar Beals (Canada)
Co-director, Music, Sound Design: Christian Biegai (Germany)
Animation, Sculpture, Design, Performer: Sabina Hahn (USA)
Photography: Mare Milin, Boris Cvjetanović (Croatia)
Animation, Editing, Sound Design: Blaž Habuš (Croatia)
Animation, Illustration: Dea Jagić (Croatia)
Voice Narration: Marla Hansen (USA)
Cinematographer: Joshua Sternlicht (USA)
Cinematographer, Editing: Stuart Page (New Zealand)
Programming, Applications Development: Bill Weinman (USA)
Cinematographer, Performer: Petar Grimani (Croatia)
Costume Design, Performers: Josipa i Marijana Bronić (Croatia)

Inspired by the work of Nikola Tesla, this animated interactive documentary guides the viewer through Tesla's creative process by traveling around the world, from Zagreb to London, Paris, Budapest, New York, Tokyo and New Zealand. Capturing the present, future, and past of technological and social developments initiated by some of Tesla’s major inventions, from alternating current to radio, the film questions the synergy of creation and sustainability through a story about art, science and technology, featuring Laurie Anderson, Terry Gilliam, Marina Abramović, Andy Serkis and Hiroshi Matsumoto, among others.This multimedia project is specially designed for the Quadrilateral Biennale.