Storytelling Wheel

A concept of a phenakistiscope animation that reveals a hidden story with a UV flashlight.

The animation can be explored in layers and followed as a story. An observer can follow a ball painted with an invisible (in normal light) paint, and follow it’s story on 3 different levels.

Animation was digitally drawn (ProCreate) and refined in Illustrator. Then, a physical prototype was build to display the animation. The image was printed using silkscreen, and attached to a turntable.