Suspect Feeds Effects to Stereomongrel

Suspect Feeds Effects to Stereomongrel
Visual effects and design studio Suspect recently completed several visual effects scenes for Stereomongrel, a 12 minute experimental film, co-directed by artists Luis Gispert and Jeff Reed, which premiered at the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan on September 15 and has been included into the museum's permanent collection.

Stereomongrel explores a dynamic clash of high and low culture, with the Whitney serving as the battlefield.

It revolves around a precocious 10 year-old girl with telekinetic, supernatural powers with a look and feel described by Gispert and Reed as "hyper, supra and marvelous-real".

The aesthetic is realized through a highly choreographed tableaux as 3D and stop-motion animation provide depth to the rich palette of New York City, including many scenes shot on location at the Whitney.

Characteristic of popular culture, the film pulls from a framework of many contemporary and historical references, including psychological/supe rnatural thrillers, hip-hop videos, fashion magazines and horror movies from the 70s and 80s.

By locating much of the narrative within the museum, a formative site in the cultural canon, the filmmakers add another layer of complexity to this exploration of image and object, class and community, power and subversion.

Along her journey, the child has several enc