Manhole Covers That Don’t Go Unnoticed
Karuizawa, 2023
A short animation based on a manhole cover in Karuizawa, Japan, paired with a field recording of the 4PM melody from nearby Saku.
Alongside it, two sketches made during the same visit: everyday scenes, drawn without agenda, as they appeared.
What small details reveal a city’s personality?
- Animation, illustration, field recording
- Yamila Palatnik
- Place
- Karuizawa, Japan
- Sound
- 4PM melody, Saku
- Year
- 2023
Manhole cover, KaruizawaAnimation · 13 s · field recording, Saku
