Drawing 'The Muse'

During May 2018, we teamed up with Cityread London to bring life drawing to 11 local libraries across the capital inspired by Jessie Burton's novel The Muse.

library, publicLeo Crane31 May 2018Cityread Londoncityread

Dulwich Festival 2018

As part of Dulwich Festival 2018, Roy and Leo invited you into their home for a pop-up exhibition celebrating Figuration's creative community.

public, exhibitionLeo Crane20 May 2018FigurationDulwich

Double Dietrich

For this performance life drawing event, Art Model Collective joined us to tell the story of Marlene Dietrich in all her duality. The event was inspired by Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

public, film, queerLeo Crane13 March 2018The Glory

Moominvalley Photobooth

This festive season, Figuration joined 300 people at Dulwich Picture Gallery for a Moomins Winter Eve, celebrating Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson and her much-loved Moomintroll and family.

public, library, filmLeo Crane19 December 2017Dulwich Picture GalleryDulwich

Tales From Pussy Willow

This week saw the release of series two of the cult web series Tales From Pussy Willow, written, directed and animated by Kate Jessop. Leo Crane, who assisted on the animation, delves behind the scenes.

animation, film, queerLeo Crane2 October 2017Animation Girl BandTFPW, Kate Jessop

Queer and the City

The only creative workshop in the calendar for Pride in London 2017, celebrating cities at a moment in Queer history at the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Queerly Beloved: An Animation Affair

Queerly Beloved launched this week with An Animation Affair, a collection of short animations featuring queer and feminist themes and a conversation with the film-makers.

animation, film, queer, publicLeo Crane14 June 2017The Glory

Starkers at The Glory: Freyia vs Pavel

Starkers at the Glory launched with Freyia vs Pavel, a queerly themed nude pose-off challenging constructions of masculinity and femininity. Alexandra Penelope chats to model Freyia and Figuration founders Roy and Leo to find out more.

public, queerLeo Crane1 March 2017The GloryFreyia, Pavel, Starkers, Glory

Of Angels and Dirt

Stanley Spencer is one of the most distinctive British painters. We animate his painting The Lovers (The Dustmen) for The Hepworth Wakefield’s major survey of his work.

animation, exhibition, filmLeo Crane6 June 2016The Hepworth Wakefieldproduction

Water, Water

Forward Arts Foundation commissioned us to produce a short animation celebrating the UK's National Poetry Day. The theme was 'water' to inspire children and adults alike across the UK.

film, library, animationLeo Crane3 October 2013Forward Arts Foundationpoetry, animation, production

The Library

Annie’s day at The Library starts like any other, but the intriguing man who takes the seat opposite her encourages her thoughts to stray. This animation for the London Library pits library etiquette against carnal desires.

film, library, animationLeo Crane1 September 2012The London Librarylondon library, production

Highlights

Read about select past events & projects here