MAGI is a two-year full-time graduate course that gives students an opportunity to experiment and develop their skills as artists, designers, directors and content producers across a wide range of media and user experience.
Launching Friday 5 November, the Boxtopias showcase shares the highlights of the year and gives viewers a chance to respond live to the work and meet some of the students behind it.
Boxtopias director Clarice Tan said it was a great opportunity for students to present their work, reflect on their development process and consider how the work can be presented to new audiences.
Reflecting on his own personal creative process, Tan drew on his experience to create work that deals with intense emotional expressions.
“I utilise the freedom of 2D animation to incorporate surreal experiences that portray abstract feelings,” he said.
“I hope to encourage others to express complex emotions using his works and hope my work can impact someone in a positive way.”
MAGI lecturer John Power said students had worked hard to adapt to the strains of rolling lock-downs in 2021 to collaborate remotely across Melbourne, Australia, and the world.
"The showcase will show a diverse array of compelling stories and creative experiments from the class of '21; a cohort of over 100 Masters," he said.
"We're very proud of the polished work as these graduates take their contributions into the world."
Producer Benjamin Mansur said his work HUMANANIMALS explores the relationship between humans and animals.
“I was interested in asking audiences to think about how they interact with animals in their daily lives,” he said.
Mansur’s work began after considering why he felt increasingly desensitised towards discussion of animal rights activism.
“I wanted to unpack this reflection in a meaningful way, which ultimately led to the development of HUMANIMALS.
“My work asks audiences to consider the relationship we hold with animals and recognise how one-sided it really is.”
