Chapter from ‘Fundamental Mechanics’, a 2019 series of 52 ultrashort animations made using the Instagram stories feature. A contemporary interpretation of a 16th century mystic emblem book. The works were constructed from prefab components such as emojis and stickers. Unhappy with the choice available, I signed myself up for a now defunct Giphy artist account that accumulated over 125.000.000 views in 7 months. https://alexandracrouwers.com https://instagram.com/alexa_crwrs @acrwrs