SELECTED WORK
PILLAR 01
3D / ART DIRECTION
A homemade altar on a street pillar. Made at 3D Boot Camp, told as a comic.
This project shows how we give everyday things special meaning through rituals, blending serious beliefs with playful naivety.
The finished pillar. Mailbox, altar, Croc, ribbons, LED panel.
02 / The brief
PILLAR 01 began as an experimental assignment during a creative lab. The brief was simple: take an ordinary street pillar and turn it into something unexpected.
What followed was a series of observations, sketches, unlikely references and a rather strange 3D intervention.
It started with a message from Misha Katz, the creative lab mentor: “Hey, Liza! I need to decorate the pillar. Are you ready?”
“Mmmm… Well…” Then: “I’m in!”
First, go into town and do some research. Wall shrines, mailboxes, notices taped to poles, a gas box, an emergency exit sign: the small things people fix to the street, and the ones they decorate.
Research in town. From the comic.
Research in town. From the comic.
03 / Concept
The first ideas were sharply social: ironic headlines mocking the limits society forces people into, a “Social dance” sign, a blow-up doll hung on the pillar as a symbol of how people are used. A symbol of these games.
Then: what if I open the mailbox and put something in it?
Early draft, with the doll.
The altar takes shape. Grey render.
04 / Colour
“And now, colour it!” (evil laugh).
The first colour pass — a yellow Croc, a pink niche, a flat blue sky — got “My eyes!!! Stop it, Liza.” Keep calm. Fix it.
The inner critic, a black wolf, had its own view: “Liza! You can do better! Just do it.”
“I need inspiration!” It came from David Lynch: a blue rose on red, neon in the dark, a singer in blue light against a red curtain. Blue and red, nothing flat.
Magic: from grey render to blue light. Video loop.
Mailbox
A symbol of personal rituals and dreams. Its open door shows our vulnerability.
Statue of Mary
Surrounded by toys and sweets, it reimagines a religious icon in a personal, humorous way.
Altar decorations
Roses, beads and toys blend the sacred with the everyday: a whimsical world for adults.
Lost Croc
The spiritual mixed with everyday life. Life’s randomness.
Wishes and ribbons
Notes and ribbons on the mailbox: our need to express our dreams and believe in them.
LED panel: “Kinder, Küche, Kirche”
It mocks societal roles, in contrast to the inner desires kept inside the mailbox.
05 / What it means
Everything on the pillar, taken apart.
Three objects, three views each: the Croc, the cup of pens, the lamb picture.
06 / Details
The open door. The objects one by one, three views each (video). The cup of pens.
“Kinder, Küche, Kirche”: children, kitchen, church.
Grey render, then the light. Video loop.
Technique: 3D modelling and rendering, animation, hand-drawn comic
Context: 3D Boot Camp
3D / Art direction
3D Boot Camp
Pillar01
A homemade altar on a street pillar. Made at 3D Boot Camp, told as a comic.
The finished pillar. Mailbox, altar, Croc, ribbons, LED panel.
Detail, in blue light.
This project shows how we give everyday things special meaning through rituals, blending serious beliefs with playful naivety.
The brief
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PILLAR 01 began as an experimental assignment during a creative lab: take an ordinary street pillar and turn it into something unexpected.
It started with a message from Misha Katz, the creative lab mentor: “Hey, Liza! I need to decorate the pillar. Are you ready?” “Mmmm… Well…” Then: “I’m in!”
First, go into town and do some research. Wall shrines, mailboxes, notices taped to poles, a gas box, an emergency exit sign: the small things people fix to the street, and the ones they decorate.
Research in town. From the comic.
Concept
02
The first ideas were sharply social: ironic headlines mocking the limits society forces people into, a “Social dance” sign, a blow-up doll hung on the pillar as a symbol of how people are used.
Then: what if I open the mailbox and put something in it?
Early draft, with the doll.
The altar takes shape. Grey render.
Colour
03
“And now, colour it!” (evil laugh). The first colour pass got “My eyes!!! Stop it, Liza.” Keep calm. Fix it. The inner critic, a black wolf, had its own view: “Liza! You can do better! Just do it.”
From the comic
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“I need inspiration!” It came from David Lynch: a blue rose on red, neon in the dark, a singer in blue light against a red curtain. Blue and red, nothing flat.
Magic: from grey render to blue light. Video loop.
What it means
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Everything on the pillar, taken apart.
Mailbox
A symbol of personal rituals and dreams. Its open door shows our vulnerability.
Statue of Mary
Surrounded by toys and sweets, it reimagines a religious icon in a personal, humorous way.
Altar decorations
Roses, beads and toys blend the sacred with the everyday: a whimsical world for adults.
Lost Croc
The spiritual mixed with everyday life. Life’s randomness.
Wishes and ribbons
Notes and ribbons on the mailbox: our need to express our dreams and believe in them.
LED panel: “Kinder, Küche, Kirche”
It mocks societal roles, in contrast to the inner desires kept inside the mailbox.
Three objects, three views
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The Croc.
The cup of pens.
The lamb picture.
Details
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Up close
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The open door.
The cup of pens.
“Kinder, Küche, Kirche”: children, kitchen, church.
The objects one by one, three views each. Video.
Grey render, then the light. Video loop.
Technique
3D modelling and rendering, animation, hand-drawn comic
Context
3D Boot Camp
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