A soldier on the brink of death faces memories of war and an illusion of peace, then accepts his fate and passes into the afterlife.
- Student
- Chen Svitlana
- Field
- Animation
- Format
- 2D animation
- Running time
- 05:09
- Engine & Tools
- Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Procreate Dreams, Blender
- Genre
- War drama
- Exhibition
- 2026 Graduation Exhibition 「VOYAGE」
Synopsis
A severely wounded warrior on the battlefield finds himself on the border between life and death. As he loses consciousness, he becomes immersed in memories of the war and the losses he has experienced. At that moment, his consciousness creates an illusory world where there is no war and people live in peace. However, the warrior gradually realizes that this peaceful world is merely an illusion created by his fading consciousness. Accepting the inevitability of death, he reunites with his fallen comrades and finds peace as he passes into the afterlife.
Artist's intent
In 2022, a full-scale war began in Ukraine. As time passed I began to realize that I was gradually forgetting what life had been like before the war and one question came to mind: “What would my homeland have been like if the war had never happened?” Realizing how much of our everyday life we have lost, along with imagining a different life that could have unfolded, became the starting point of this project.
Through this animation I want to show the destructive power of war and portray what the world might have been like if the war had never happened: a world filled with peace and happiness, without fear or loss.
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