November Moon (Niceaunties)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
‘November Moon’ created and released during the full moon of November 2023, is an AI film featuring a collage of aunties, sushis, and pets, interwoven with graphics and absurd moon scenes. This film captures the confusion and surreal headspace often experienced during the full moon. It's as if the moon's energy has distorted both reality and the fabric of time and space. Set in tiled interior spaces inspired by architectural drawings and doll house sections, the film showcases anti-gravity aunties who dance and float amidst contrasting graphics of spirals, waves, and the moon itself. Created in Dalle3 and animated in Runwayml and PIKAlab. AI generated music by Niceaunties, Sound design by Niceaunties
Audio explanation
Listen to Niceaunties discuss this work.
Niceaunties is a contemporary artist and designer based in Singapore. Drawing inspiration from the influential women in her family and the distinct 'auntie culture,' her work explores themes of ageing, beauty, personal freedom, and everyday life through AI and digital art. Her life experiences and architectural training inform the conceptual basis of her pieces, while her focus on the nuanced behaviours of 'aunties' highlights the culture prevalent in Asian communities.
These women, embodying a spectrum from strange and funny to mean and kind, profoundly influenced the artist's early life and creative narrative, laying the foundation for the unique storytelling of "Niceaunties." Exploring themes like aging, beauty, personal freedom, and the nuances of everyday life, Niceaunties expresses her vision through the mediums of generative and digital art. Her creations are marked by an amalgamation of surrealism, fantasy, and the vibrant aesthetics of kawaii culture.
Influenced by surreal art, fantasy, and kawaii culture, Niceaunties' art champions empowerment and self-expression.