Masanobu Hiraoka's “Land” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2014, category Computer Animation.
The word land always made a great impression on me. The land, which seemed to be very wide, but was very limited. The land, which is quiet, yet very powerful. Someone is living there alone (a very selfish, and lonely human being). First I wanted to express these images in an animation.
About Masanobu Hiraoka
Masanobu Hiraoka (JP) is an animation director, designer and illustrator. He graduated from university in 2010 and then started work as a freelancer in Tokyo. He has worked on projects for Volkswagen, UNIQLO and many others.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.