FEBRUARY 3, 2022. GRACE EBERT
All images © Vincent Bal,

Belgium-based illustrator and filmmaker Vincent Bal (previously) sees the playful potential of shadows cast by eyeglasses, a peeled clementine, and other household objects. Completed with minimal sketches in black ink, Bal’s reimagined scenes transform the holes of a colander into winter snowfall, an open headphone case into a glum dog, and the translucent blue light from a plastic cup into a swimming pool. His clever illustrations are part of an ongoing Shadowologyproject, which includes the inventive pieces shown here and a short film about a boy whose doodles come alive.[…]

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