The Abstracted Real: Speculations on Experimental Animated Documentary

Max Hattler is an artist, researcher, curator and educator who works with abstract experimental animation, video installa­tion, audio-visual performance. After studying in London at Goldsmiths the Royal College of Art, he completed a doc­torate fine art University East London. He assistant professor School Creative Media, City Hong Kong. Hattler’s work has been shown worldwide, receiving prizes from Annecy Animation Festival, Prix Ars Electronica, Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Punto y Raya Cannes Lions International among others. published on expanded stereoscopic approaches filmmaking narrative potential abstraction animation. spoken widely international conferences such as CONFIA, Society for Studies Conference, Animafest Scanner, Electronica’s Expanded Symposium Annual China Conference Chengdu. co-founder chairman Relentless Melt, Kong-based society promotion, production dissemination which presents screenings Kong internationally. serves board directors iotaCenter editorial boards Animation: An Interdisciplin­ary Journal, Practice, Process & Production.