Conner Griffith

United States of America

Conner Griffith is a video artist and animator living in Los Angeles. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2016 with a BFA in Film/Animation/Video. His films work to push the boundaries of video and animation through experimental techniques and have been featured in festivals and galleries all over the world. He notably contorts time, space and perspective to create 'flat' videos that seem to defy any coherent point of view, and is interested in working with collections to explore the unexpected stories that can emerge from visual choreography and the relationship between sound and image.


Conner has been nominated for an Emmy in editing, and was a Young Guns 17 winner. His short films have screened at numerous festivals, including Slamdance, GLAS and OIAF. He has directed and animated work for Apple, Google, Hermes, Balenciaga, Burberry, PBS, BMW, Coldplay, Max Cooper, and more.


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Flat City No.1 - Horizontal

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‘Flat City No.1’ is an 8K video installation that’s made up of hundreds of drone shots from around Southern California. Inspired by the impossible worlds of MC Escher, I Spy books, and the flattened aerial gaze we’ve become so familiar with via satellites, GPS, and video games, Flat City is a living world that encourages getting right up to the display to discover little details at your own pace. Yes, those cars are moving.

technique

video

format

landscape

duration

01:00

year

2023

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