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Nothingness is a paradox. To erase something, you need to create it first. Inspired by article "Levels of Nothing" by Robert Lawrence Kuhn. An animation tried to create nothingness.
That's what I said.
Nothingness is a paradox. To erase something, you need to create it first. Inspired by article "Levels of Nothing" by Robert Lawrence Kuhn. An animation tried to create nothingness.
Step 1: No Object
Step 1: No Object
Nothing is on this page.
Even without any prior knowledge, one can recognize the concept of "there is nothing here." Since the primitive setting doesn't convey the antiquity of the era, an ancient temple was chosen as the setting for the first step.
The temple's design was inspired by the Mayan civilization. My impression of the Mayan civilization has always been one of mystery and unimaginable technology. If one were to erase everything from the world, I think they would at least need that level of technological prowess.
Has anyone noticed that the stone pillars are drawn using the principles of optical illusion? Advanced civilizations should be able to build them...right?
Step 2: No Matter
Step 2: No Matter
Nothing is on this page.
The concept of atoms existed in ancient Greece, hence the choice of a Greek temple as the setting. To completely eliminate matter, one must use antimatter to collide with it and cancel it out.
In reality, antimatter and matter do indeed annihilate each other when they collide.
The problem is how to draw antimatter.
The audience also needs to be able to see "what is the opposite of matter".
I thought about it for a long time, and the only thing I could think of was using the properties of water to express "something transparent has appeared".
I had a lot of fun drawing "antimatter," especially after post-processing it became shiny.
Step 3: No Energy
Step 3: No Energy
Nothing is on this page.
Since gravity was discovered by Newton, I chose Newton's room as the setting.
There are many types of force fields, such as light, magnetism, and radiation. To be honest, I don't know how to specifically eliminate gravity or light. The only method I've found for eliminating force fields is with a magnet. Heating a magnet to a specific temperature and then rapidly cooling it will remove the magnetism.
So that's how it is; in short, all power in the world disappeared.
Step 4: No Space and Time
Step 4: No Space and Time
Nothing is on this page.
To represent the erasure of space and time, I chose to expose the film reel to light to erase its contents.
This is a description I heard when I was in college.
The film was incredibly impactful when it first appeared, as it was previously impossible for humans to see events happening at other times and in other places.
Words can only record what happens, while photographs only capture a moment. Neither can preserve the exact circumstances at the time.
The emergence of movies at that time meant that the audience could travel back to the events of that time, and that multiple people could repeat the journey an unlimited number of times.
This is a time machine.
Step 5: No Quantum Physics
Step 5: No Quantum Physics
Nothing is on this page.
To quote my high school physics teacher: "Quantum mechanics is a subject where physicists put together physical things they don't understand."
I thought about this scene for a long time: what methods can be used to eliminate something that even scholars don't understand?
If I simply transform everything into amplitudes/particles, and only observe/not observe everything, that's also quantum mechanics.
Then, it suddenly occurred to me that if I were in a superposition of observing and not observing at the same time, would light be a particle or a wave?
Step 6: No Physics Law
Step 6: No Physics Law
Nothing is on this page.
I referenced "Enchanted by Van Gogh," and the composition is mainly inspired by "The Starry Night." Without the laws of physics, humanity simply cannot understand anything. This reminds me of Van Gogh, whose artwork is renowned for being deeply influenced by his mental health issues.
This is the most complex animation I've ever drawn!
This scene alone took up a third of my drawing time .
It was really frustrating to draw.
I can't even see where each stroke is drawn; my eyes are almost blinded.
For the past two months, I've only managed to complete one or two squares each day at most.
It took a week to see it move for even a second.
I drew this while simultaneously cursing myself for it.
Step 7: No Non-physical Matter
Step 7: No Non-physical Matter
Nothing is on this page.
This step is difficult .
It's not technically difficult, but rather difficult in terms of not offending any religion.
I didn't want to paint a real god on it, since this scene is about killing a god.
So I created some fictitious messengers that were unlike any religion.
However, the three circles at the beginning were a reference to "The Assumption of Mary." (Actually, there were also three circles on the ceiling during the first step.)
Step 8: No Abstract Objects
Step 8: No Abstract Objects
Nothing is on this page.
Step 9: No Possibility
Step 9: No Possibility
Nothing is on this page.
That's what I said.
Nothing is on this page.
That's what I said.
Nothing is on this page.
