Movement in Lines:The Animation Studies
These short-form digital animations isolate the pure kinetic qualities of shared cross-species alignment. By stripping away external environmental static, the line studies reveal the subconscious neuromuscular adjustments that occur during mutual self-sensing.
This collection serves as the direct visual companion to the short paper published on
Alkis Raftis’s Writings Archive.
The Somatic Sigh Animation. This dynamic line study visualises 'The Melt'—the precise instant of human psoas-diaphragm release acting as a non-verbal trigger to invite a corresponding autonomic exhalation and structural re-patterning within the equine partner. Direct companion study to the presentation for the 64th World Congress of Dance Research.
The Stage Blueprint. This baseline kinetic study maps the foundational geometric vectors of human-equine spatial dialogue. It serves as the primary visual artifact for the short paper, Applied Choreography: Finding Kinetic Harmony Across the Stage, the Arena, and the Screen, published and preserved within the Alkis Raftis Writings Archive.