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Epic Fail Ixiptlachihualiztli Nepantlayotl by Greg Barth

Epic Fail Ixiptlachihualiztli Nepantlayotl by Greg Barth is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Tlaixcopinaliztli ihuan Tlaixcopinalpatlaliztli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.


IztacteocuitlatlTlaixcopinaliztli· 2021

Epic Fail Ixiptlachihualiztli Nepantlayotl

by Greg Barth

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Tlaixcopinaliztli Category

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The Design

About Epic Fail Ixiptlachihualiztli Nepantlayotl

Mochihchiuh ipan tlahtolli tlamaniliztli 2016 xiuhtica, inin tequitl quitta in aocmo centlahtoliztli totlachializtli ihuan neliliztli ipan tonalli medios sociales ihuan tlahcuilolamamaliztli cualli mochihchihualtih. Tlahtlania quen totlalnacayotl hueliti patlahuac ipan totlahtolnemiliztli ihuan totlanahuatiliztli, quichihua in yoliliztecopa nehnemilistli Jean Paul Sartre "Nausea" itoca.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Epic Fail Ixiptlachihualiztli Nepantlayotl ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Epic Fail Ixiptlachihualiztli Nepantlayotl ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Epic Fail Ixiptlachihualiztli Nepantlayotl quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Inspired by the political events that shook 2016, this series observes the dissonance between our perception and reality in the age of social media and catered news feeds.

The aim was to question how our materiality can be warped by our opinions and judgements, using the existential currents of Jean Paul Sartre’s “Nausea”.
Dimensions & Packaging
Photography dimensions for all pictures are: 5457 x 3637 pixels
Tags
photography, surreal, hand made, colours, technology
Production Technology
wood, printed lycra, 3d printed plaster, high density foam, plexiglass.

With only slight retouching, all the effects were created in-camera using a mix of gravity defying rigs, 3d prints, and optical illusions that were tested and created in my workshop for 1 month.
Design Challenge
The challenge was finding ways to create multiple physical systems that could create a warped reality to be photographed. The upside down set with the computer screen spraying emoji's took two weeks of rebuilding until we could safely ask our model to lay down in it.
Inspiration
This project was born out of the shock election result of Brexit and Trump. The certitude I was harbouring of both votes not being possible, accompanied by their reality, had a ripple effect on how I perceived mine, inspiring me to create a series of physical moments that become warped by our judgment.

I wanted these moments to feel surreal but look palpable, so researching ways of shooting this series without doing any CGI was crucial.
Project Duration
The project started in October 2017 and finished in December 2017
Patents
"Copyrights belong to Greg Barth, 2017."
Team Members
Assistant Photographer: Morgan Hill Murphy.

Models: Mathilde Steullet, Jahvel Hall.

Set Build: Will Vincent, Brin Frost, Mathilde Steuillet
Image Credits
Image #1
Photographer Greg Barth / Assistant Morgan Hill Murphy, Epic Fail, 2017

Image #2
Photographer Greg Barth / Assistant Morgan Hill Murphy, Epic Fail, 2017

Image #3
Photographer Greg Barth / Assistant Morgan Hill Murphy, Epic Fail, 2017

Image #4
Photographer Greg Barth / Assistant Morgan Hill Murphy, Epic Fail, 2017

Video credits:

Created and Directed by : Greg Barth

Written by : Greg Barth & Joe Hampson

Starring : Jahvel Hall, Mathilde Steuillet

Voiced by : Lolly Adefope, David Elms, baker terry

Director of Photography: Pau Munoz

Music & Sound design : Nookaad Productions

Graphic design : Futurneue

Art Director : Will Vincent

Set design : Greg Barth, Mathilde Steuillet, Brin Frost, Will Vincent

Editing : Greg Barth & Alex Da Cunha

Post Production : Phillipe Medina, Greg Barth

Colour Grade : Jessica Vile @ Framestore

Colour producer : Chris Anthony @ Frametore

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