Hadrian | Bronze Casting Using The Lost-Wax Technique
A short animation made for the exhibition Hadrian: an emperor cast in bronze in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Curated by David Mevorah and Rachel Caine Kreinin, December 2015. The film shows the bronze casting process in an artistic yet simple method, a combination of stop motion and 2D animation.
The preparation process included research and a constant dialogue with the curator and the restoration department of the museum as well as a visit in a bronze casting workshop. The head used in the film was a plaster replica of the original Hadrian's bronze statue found in Tel-Shalem, Israel, 117-138 CE.
Art and Design: Renana Aldor, Kobi Vogman
Stop Motion Animation: Renana Aldor, Kobi Vogman
2D Animation: Renana Aldor
Compositing: Kobi Vogman
Sound Design: Mikael Berkowitsch
Typography: Alex Belenkiy
Other exhibitions:
Three Bronze Portraits of Hadrian, curated by David Mevorach, Thorsten Opper, and Rachel Caine-Kreinin 2018, the Louvre Museum, Paris.
Crafted by Bees, curated by Rami Tareef and David Mevorach 2024, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.