Nikita Diakur

Making an Egg with Hands

Nikita Diakur: Embracing the Unpredictable in Dynamic Animation

Making an Egg with Hands 3x (Bidder's Edition)

Bidder's Edition for every collector who placed a bid during the auction of *Making an Egg with Hands*. The video is composed of each three artworks in sync.

The artworks consist of three recordings showcasing an egg manipulated by two animated hands in a simulated kitchen environment. The recordings are derived from 59 simulations, each with the same setup for the hands and objects but varying number of steps per frame and iterations per step in the main scene simulation settings. The variations in the physics settings result in different interactions between the hands and the egg in each simulation.

In addition to the visual element, Foley sounds were recorded and edited in post to align with the movements in the simulations. The artworks, in their entireties, are representations of the interplay between uniform animation inputs and the unpredictability of a simulation.