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Around Perception

Name: Around Perception
Director: Pierre Hébert
Released: 1968
Duration: 16 min

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Representation Score

0.6/10

Minimal

1968

Director

Pierre Hébert

Runtime

16 minutes

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Around Perception is a formalist experiment in early computer animation that focuses on sensory perception rather than social commentary. Because the work is non-narrative and lacks characters, dialogue, or a plot, it cannot engage with identity-based storytelling or social hierarchies. The film functions as a study of geometric forms and optical illusions. Its focus on technological experimentation through color and rhythm means it bypasses the traditional elements required for characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity. Ultimately, the absence of human figures makes it impossible to address gender, race, or orientation. The work exists in a state of neutral, formalist abstraction.

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Category Breakdown

Does Around Perception have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film contains no characters or interpersonal dynamics. Visual language is strictly limited to geometric shapes and color vibrations, leaving no room for depicting sexual orientation.

How does Around Perception portray gender?

Minimal

The narrative structure is entirely devoid of human or anthropomorphic figures. There is no engagement with gendered roles, hierarchies, or the subversion of masculinity or femininity.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Around Perception?

Minimal

The work utilizes abstract, non-human forms like lines and geometric shapes. Vivid colors are used, but there is no characterization to allow for the exploration of racial identity.

How does Around Perception represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film prioritizes a secular, avant-garde aesthetic over traditional storytelling. It avoids religious or nationalistic themes through pure abstraction but lacks an active critique of Western institutions.

Does Around Perception include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters presented within the film. Consequently, no depictions of neurodivergence or physical disability are present.

Present on Screen

The film avoids promoting traditional Western institutions by eschewing religious, familial, or nationalistic themes.
The avant-garde aesthetic prioritizes technological exploration and pure abstraction over conventional social narratives.

Limited or Absent

The lack of characters and dialogue prevents any engagement with identity-based storytelling or social hierarchies.
The non-representational nature of the animation means it cannot facilitate the subversion of social norms or characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.

Official Synopsis

An early experiment in employing computers to animate film. The result is a dazzling vibration of geometric forms in vivid color, an effect achieved by varying the speed at which alternate colors change, so producing optical illusions. In between these screen pyrotechnics appears a simple line form gyrating in smooth rhythm. Sound effects are created by registering sound shapes directly on the soundtrack of the film.

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