A stone cairn stands on a rocky mountain peak, with two white circular markers resembling eyes. In the background, a range of jagged, snow-capped mountains stretches across a wide valley.

A film starring massive rocks with eyes on opens the Pictoplasma Festival 2015

Words: Liv Siddall
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Date: 27 April 2015; Work

Lucas Zanotto spends his spare time carrying around two paper plates with black dots on them and fastening them to stationary objects and landmarks such as trees, small huts and enormous boulders. This side project entitled Having a Face seeks to give life and personality to otherwise-overlooked characters in the natural world. We’ve posted about this project before but thought it would be nice to remind everyone about Lucas’ project, especially because a film he’s made about it is going to be opening the 2015 Pictoplasma Festival this weekend. What better way to kick start a conference of contemporary character culture than with a guy who sticks eyes to rocks, eh?

Two white circular discs are attached to the branches of a pine tree, resembling a pair of eyes. The tree stands on a scrubby coastline overlooking a calm blue sea. — Above
Lucas Zanotto: Having a Face

Two large boulders have white, circular eyes attached to them, making them look like faces. A camera on a long boom arm is positioned in the foreground, filming the rocks. — Above
Lucas Zanotto: Having a Face

A large, reddish-brown boulder sits on a snowy shoreline by the sea. A person’s shadow is cast against the rock, appearing to hold a camera. — Above
Lucas Zanotto: Having a Face

A small log cabin sits in a snowy landscape under a bright, cloudy sky. Two circular white vents on the front wall resemble eyes, giving the building a face-like appearance. — Above
Lucas Zanotto: Having a Face

Two large, white googly eyes are attached to a rocky mountainside. In the background, a jagged, snow-capped peak rises under a cloudy grey sky. — Above
Lucas Zanotto: Having a Face

A small, weathered wooden hut stands in a snowy landscape. A red and white flag flies from a pole beside the building, with a backdrop of pine trees and a grey sky. — Above
Lucas Zanotto: Having a Face

Two white googly eyes are stuck to the side of a large, grey rock. In the background, a valley and jagged mountains are partially obscured by low clouds. — Above
Lucas Zanotto: Having a Face

Two googly eyes are stuck to a large boulder on a rocky shoreline. The stone sits by the edge of a calm blue sea under a clear sky. — Above
Lucas Zanotto: Having a Face

A stone cairn stands on a rocky mountain peak, overlooking a deep valley and a winding river. Two large, white googly eyes are stuck to the front of the stones, giving the structure a face. — Above
Lucas Zanotto: Having a Face

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www.lucaszanotto.com

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

A film starring massive rocks with eyes on opens the Pictoplasma Festival 2015

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