Epoh Beech
2021The Marriage of the Thames and the Rhine
Epoh Beech
A hand drawn animation, it is an investigation into the historical and geographical relationship between Germany and England. Central characters in the narrative are Hermes, in the form of a seal, and Pegasus the mythological horse, both bearing witness to the voyage of the imagination, unhindered by the straight jacket of history and time. The animation has a dual meaning; it is both symbolic meditation on a journey into the unknown through the eyes of Pegasus and the seal, both hoping to heal wounds and create a sense of unity in their universe and also an exploration of the geographical history of the Thames and Rhine, which 10,000 years ago formed one single river.
The Marriage of the Thames and the Rhine
The Masque of Blackness
Epoh Beech
Epoh Beech's The Masque of Blackness is a hand drawn animation re-imagining Ben Jonson's 1605 play The Masque of Blackness and Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella Heart of Darkness. Created over 7 years out of thousands of charcoal drawings, the animation weaves both texts together and explores the spirit of place to take you on a journey from West Africa to the Thames in London and the Rhine in Germany. It has themes of moonlight, oceans, rivers, unexplored territory, mythological symbolism and highlights concerns for the environment. Our guides on the journey are Hermes, a grey seal, and Pegasus, the winged horse, they are both unconstrained by the straight jacket of time.
The Masque of Blackness