area 405

Here at AFC, we have a new tradition: the NSFW GIF of the Hump Day. We outlined this new policy and its logic in our inaugural inappropriate weekly GIF post last Wednesday. Obviously, that link is also NSFW, unless you happen to work in an office as awesome as ours.

Basically, we’re going to keep posting GIFs that some people might find offensive.

This week, we’ve been recovering from our Artscape hangovers finishing up our Artscape coverage. Of all the freaky shit we saw in Baltimore, one piece in the show Gilding the Lily at the artist-run space Area 405 stopped us in our tracks. It’s an epic, seamlessly-looping 20 minute 3D animation from Jonathan Monaghan titled Escape Pod.

This magical journey follows a golden stag with a baroque anus from birth to the moment he conceives himself (?) by pooping out a cyborg penis to inseminate …something. That something is a giant set of testicles attached to an equally baroque, flying mansion with a minimalist Scandinavian penthouse. The cycle begins again with the baby stag exploring a world of stunning landscapes and duty-free shops that look like the Miami airport.

We were so enthralled by the experience, we asked Monaghan to send us some GIF samples from the feature (which is a masterpiece) as a souvenir.

Those of you brave enough to taste the visual feast that is Escape Pod can do so…

…after the jump.