Creative Work

Transplant, 2009

Heidi Kumao
“Transplant” explores the lives of Japanese nationals and citizens...more
Do What I Do

Shannon Kohlitz
A music video combining video stop motion, photographs and...more
If

Lucy Engelman
The endless possibilities of what can come after the word "if"....more
Transmogrification

Emilia Javanica
A short video loop exploring transmogrification.
Last Supper

A team of rotoscopers draw their version of suppertime....more
The Boyfriend
A young man visits the Bentley archive and becomes captivated by a...more
Motorcycles, Travel & Family

Jordan Zielke
Using family photos, Jordan Zielke tells the story of two...more
Audio Activated Bra

Heidi Kumao
Bra with custom electronic circuit, 180 L.E.D.'s responds to sound...more
Scribble

Center for Entrepreneurship: Toy Design Competition
Demo of Scribble, an animation toy designed by Alexis Stepanek,...more
Remission

Seth Welton
After a woman is diagnosed with terminal cancer she and her husband...more
Wired Seoul

Kristen Zelenka
Shot in Seoul, South Korea, this experimental short explores the...more
Ausflug ins Grüne

Andrea Loefke
Conceived and designed by visiting artist Andrea Loefke, this short...more
Bristlecone

Stephanie Schutter
Created in After Effects for Heidi Kumao's Animation for Broadcast...more
Tear

Victor Uhal
Senior thesis project for the University of Michigan School of Art...more
Reductive Waves

John Kannenberg
Reductive Waves is a meditation on the visualization of sound via...more
Keni Blocks: Dinosaur

Kenny Arnold
Stopmotion of KENi BLOCKS, handcrafted toys for hands-on learning,...more
The thing about chickens and eggs…

Nick Tobier
A short semi-autographical, semi-fantastical story about chickens,...more
Hypnosis at the Bird Factory (an adventure in vibration studies)

Thylias Moss
Status Report of a search for signs of intelligent life within...more
Welcome to the Zoo

Jackie Endres
A visit to the zoo invites daydreams about the ideal pet....more
Epoch: The Art & Design Senior Show 2011
Epoch: The A&D Senior Show 2011 opens on April 14th....more
Tocar

Sally Volkmann & Others
A woman regains consciousness in an unknown place, one in which her...more
The Shooting

Emilia Javanica
Created and edited by Emilia Javanica.
Beson Family Scare Tactics

Betsy Peters
An animated narration of a story told by my Mother about her...more
The Irrationality of Hate

Paris London Glickman
a short animated film demonstrating the irrationality of the things...more
Doodle
A 2D drawing comes to life and moves out of the page and into the...more
Koryo Saram - The Unreliable People

Y. David Chung
4.5 min excerpt from 60 min film about a massive ethnic cleansing...more
Kinetic Study #3 at WORK • Ann Arbor

Frank Pahl
Kinetic Study #3 is a sound installation using three motors to...more
Protocol of Person and Social Syntax: Lesson One

Walter Lowe III
An animated narrative exploring shifts in personality and the...more
Stop Blaming Columbus!!!

Michael Rodemer
An homage to Latin American music, this new opera examines the...more
For The Time Being

Caroline Aulis
"For The Time Being" is an installation of 300 spheres of ice....more
Misfold at the UICA for ARTPRIZE 2009

Matt Shlian
Documentation of Matt Shlian's piece for ARTPRIZE 2009 at the UICA...more
Fruiting Bodies

Lily Cox-Richard
An installation of hundreds of mushrooms forming rings around...more
Tommy

Paris London Glickman
This video was inspired by a poem that my sister wrote when she was...more
Flumen

John Kannenberg
Ambient video recontextualizing sonic and visual source material...more
Holly Hughes Performs
Playwright and performance artist Holly Hughes performs a monologue...more
Mark Dion’s “Waiting for the Extraordinary”

Sharad Patel
Penny W. Stamps' speaker, Mark Dion created an interactive...more
vol est impossible

Frank Pahl
Vol est Impossible is documentation of an installation using a...more

37 Videos

People

Close Listening

Stephanie Rowden
Stephanie Rowden's work explores how sound and story can stretch...more
Nature as Industry

Dayna Baumeister

The Role of Biomimicry in the New Green Economy more
The Why Series: Richard Barnes
Photographer Richard Barnes was a Paula and Edwin Sidman Fellow in...more
Cityscape Mural by Katie Halton

Short documentary featuring alum Katie Halton as she paints her...more
90 Seconds: Beili Liu

Spend 90 Seconds With ArtPrize installation artist and A&D alum...more
The Why Series: Sadashi Inuzuka
Faculty Sadashi Inuzuka talks about what motivates him to create...more
Joanne Leonard: A Life in Pictures
Photographer Joanne Leonard explores the intersections between...more
Interruptions for Everyday Life

Nick Tobier
Nick Tobier creates work that reflects his belief in the power of...more
Profile: Michael Borowski

Michael Borowski
MFA candidate Michael Borowski (MFA '11) talks about his current...more
Acts of Art: The Prison Creative Arts Project
Half hour documentary on the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP)...more
From Design to Design Thinking

Tim Brown
Tim Brown is the CEO of IDEO, an innovative design consultancy....more
The Why Series: Denise Whitebread Fanning
Denise Whitebread Fanning talks about what motivates her to make...more
Yes Is More

Bjarke Ingels
Bjarke Ingels is an architect who combines shrewd analysis, playful...more
The Prison Creative Arts Project (trailer)
Janie Paul and Buzz Alexander organize one the largest exhibitions...more
Metaphors & Aphorisms

James Geary
James Geary is an author and journalist based in London....more
Killing Me Loudly

Cameron Carpenter

On the Abdication of the "King" of Instruments more
The Why Series: Nick Tobier
Nick Tobier talks about his creative practice and why he does what...more
Implications of Paper Folding

Matt Shlian
A&D lecturer Matt Shlian gives a TED talk at the University of...more
Reed Esslinger-Payet: Translating Being
Reed Esslinger-Payet (MFA '13) talks about her piece Translating...more
EcoExplorers Madagascar 2010

Shannon Kohlitz
Students from the A&D and the School of Natural Resources &...more
Thinking in Pictures

Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin is a Doctor of Animal Science and professor at...more
The Why Series: Jim Cogswell
Jim Cogswell talks about his creative work and why he makes art....more
Interview: Charles Fairbanks

Charles Fairbanks discusses his work as part of an exhibition...more
The Cross-Pollination of Inspiration

Marian Bantjes
Graphic artist Marian Bantjes discusses the curious and unexpected...more

24 Videos

Process

Profile: Reem Gibriel
Reem Gibriel (MFA '10) talks about her thesis project: amphorae...more
Sperandio & Grennan: Conflict Theory
While visiting the school, Witt Artists-in-Residence, Sperandio and...more
Snapshots: Playing with Fire
Ed West invites his students to experiment with the creative...more
Snapshots: Courtney Michalik in IP
Courtney Michalik combines sculpture with underwater photography to...more
Snapshots: Askia Bilal in the studio
A spoken word essay by Askia Bilal (MFA '11) about the creation of...more
SmartSurfaces: Little Finicky Solar Trackers
A short video describing the multi-disciplinary class,...more
Snapshots: Eryn Campbell in IP
Eryn Campbell has created four large vessels as physical symbols...more
610 days of painting

Alexander Fedirko
610 days of painting in a Chicago studio.
John Kannenberg: Listening to the Museum
MFA Candidate and sound artist John Kannenberg responds to the...more
Pyongyang, an installation

David Chung
Video portrait of David Chung's installation, Pyongyang, created...more
Snapshots: Kelsey Shultis in IP
Kelsey Shultis saw IP as a chance to work on a series of large...more
Snapshots: Making Sound
Students in TMP III:TIME, a course exploring time as a subject and...more
Snapshots: Matt Sanger in IP
Using bicycle brake cables, skate board wheels and thermal paper,...more
Snapshots: Collin McRae
MFA Candidate Collin McRae talks about her current animation...more
Preview: The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Phoebe Gloeckner
Preview of a theatrical adaptation of Phoebe Gloeckner's...more
William Dennisuk: Sculpture on the Huron
While at A&D, Witt Artist in Residence William Dennisuk created...more
Snapshots: Using Motors
This episode of Snapshots from the Studio features work created in...more
How to Make A Bronze Sculpture Part One
Meet Zack Jacobson-Weaver in the sculpture studio for a quick and...more
The Night Sky Billboard Project
A short documentary about The Night Sky Billboard Project, a thesis...more
Chinese Kites come to U-M campus
A&D professors Matt Shlian and Anne Mondro spent three weeks in...more
Snapshots: The Letterpress
Ben English takes the long way around & and hand presses his poster...more
Cello, Sensors & 2 Record Players

Trimpin
Sound Sculptor Trimpin performing on a cello rigged with six...more

22 Videos