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Screening + dinner party by Jenn & Dane
Monday, September 14 • 7 PM - 9 PM

Invitation:
Inbetween the Global Catalogue: Australian Experimental Animation

The Australian footnotes of experimental animation are easily overlooked. Much has been acknowledged for the work of Len Lye (although New Zealand born, he worked extensively in Australia) but in the decades thereafter, many independent and experimental animation works have shared only a soft presence in the experimental animation lineage.

At Kartul, I am ecstatic to show you my program of the small treasures in Australian experimental animation. Experimental animation in Australia has changed so much since the 60s, arguably in step with technology, but more significantly, through seismic shifts in state and academic funding for work outside the industrial/commercial complex.

On Monday, 14th of September 2026, join me to view the works that sit in-between the global catalogue. To see the new, formative and legacy works spanning over 40 years from Australia.

This night will begin with a shared vegan dinner cooked by Jenn and Dane! Come hungry :)

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7:00pm - Shared meal

8:00pm - Screening

9:00 - End

Reserve a spot at eventbrite (link in bio) taken in Kartul by @jenn___tran

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2 months ago

'Tomatoe Planet' handmade flipbook by me! Available at the @bagelpress table at Other Worlds Zine Fair, Sydney @otherworldszinefair this weekend. 🍅 $15 AUD. If anyone is keen to grab a copy, I can make one 4 u :) by @jenn___tran

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3 months ago

Jenn Mountain

Proof of concept 1 for an upcoming, longer animated work… soon!

Acrylic on canvas, looped stop motion animation by @jenn___tran

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4 months ago

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an experimental animation assembly curated by me at First Draft @firstdraft_ Last week to view

Featuring artists @eleanor_animator @tiff._.yue @jentxmgtd @milly.yencken @proceduralgunk

https://firstdraft.org.au/program/2026/12/12/smallframe

Images courtesy Jessica Maurer taken in First Draft by @jenn___tran

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an experimental animation assembly curated by me at First Draft @firstdraft_

From pencil to pixel, Small Frame is an assembly of experimental animated works that foreground technique and material in physical space. Small Frame explores a group of works using techniques and materials such as hand knitting, generative sculpture, and Nintendo DS Flipnote, while discussing the relationship between the preliminary draft and the final animation.

Featuring artists @eleanor_animator @tiff._.yue @jentxmgtd @milly.yencken @proceduralgunk

Closing May 16th

Thank you Caity, Fergus, Saira & Harry

https://firstdraft.org.au/program/2026/12/12/smallframe

Images courtesy Jessica Maurer. taken in First Draft by @jenn___tran

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𝚂𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚎 — 𝙰𝚗 𝙴𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝙰𝚗𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝙰𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚢

Opening Friday 10th of April at First Draft @firstdraft_ curated by me! Small Frame embodies the materiality and intuition of experimental animation filmmaking, through multi channel, multi genre and multi frame processes in physical space. Grateful to include an expansive group of artists working in this field including Quinn Franks @proceduralgunk Milly Yencken @milly.yencken Eleanor Evans @eleanor.giovanni Tiff Yue @tiff._.yue & Jent Do @jentxmgtd

Artist talk on April 11th 1:30-4pm come see us discuss film lists, booklists, animation trade tools & that feeling when you work till you die to get a frame done and why! 🫣

Animation by @eleanor.giovanni taken in First Draft by @jenn___tran

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6 months ago

charlotte pass to perisher taken in Charlotte Pass by @jenn___tran

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7 months ago

Come to my workshop! Celebrating year of the Fire Horsey, I will teach you how to make a diều sáo (whistle/flute Kite) mini (jenn version) from incense sticks & paper. Hosted at @phive.ps Paramatta Library on Feb 25 at 6-8pm. Tickets have sold out but I have 2 on my end to give to people. Let me know if you want them!

Thank you so much @cao__ism for letting me host something cute like this. 🐴 by @jenn___tran

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8 months ago

About two years ago, I had the immense privilege of working with Richard Lewer on an incredible project about Steve, who was living with dementia, and his family’s process of coming to terms with the diagnosis. It was a heavy and long project, but I’m deeply grateful to have contributed through animation, scriptwriting, and composition. Thank you @richard_lewer for trusting me. You’re truly one of a kind, and one of the most hardworking and genuine people I know.

The animation was made on laminex tables, through a mix of stop motion and time lapse, alongside live action and archival super 8 footage from Steve’s family.

‘Steve’ will be shown at the National Gallery @nationalgalleryaus and will tour nationally after.

Sound by
@chesworth.d and
@sonia_leber

Live action & camera set up
@andrew.curtis.photography

Colour grade by
@niklasmalkin

Super 8 scan by
@memorylabfilm taken in National Gallery of Australia, Canberra by @jenn___tran

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9 months ago

Swing by @blindside_ari this coming Thursday 25th Sept for the opening of ‘𝑮𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚’

I made a little animation sculpture, using a rotoscoped Deal or No Deal episode (looped) set within a laser cut altar. Another work exploring the stylisations of khảm xà cừ. 🙂‍↔️

…The scent of fresh rice, wintermelon shrimp soup and braised catfish, remembering Home and Away, Deal or No Deal, or 7 News playing in the background as we ate. These shows became more than just background noise, they were inadvertent household deities, watching them in ritualistic devotion together. As my parents did not speak English well, the cheap drama of Home and Away and Grant Denyer’s gameshow charisma was compelling and a weird form of connection between us all. We didn’t always speak the same language, but we shared Deal or No Deal and cơm gia đình.

Thank you @timstaana for helping me out with the laser cutting & @blindside_ari for the support! by @jenn___tran

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a year ago

More patchworky semi wonky curtains I made. One for the study and one for the bedroom. I was donated a vintage industrial bernina from work so making these felt like i was working in a factory lol. Fabrics from @wearethefabricstore & @ziguzagu_textiles Cas the cat also featured by @jenn___tran

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a year ago

Next up in our revisiting of Shape-Shifting, we hear from interstate artist Jenn Trann (@jenn___tran). In this video Jenn talks about her material influences from traditional Vietnamese craft and Melbourne’s working class suburbia, for the creation of Khảm Thơ. by @jenn___tran

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