# animate! › Films › Purple Grey by Sebastian Buerkner › direction & collaboration

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Discovery terms: 2000s animation, flash animation, digital drawing, digital compositing, imagination, escapism, memory, experimental short film, filmmaker, animation artist

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**Purple Grey** a film by Sebastian Buerkner

[Sebastian Buerkner](http://sebastianbuerkner.com/)

2006, 7 min 50 sec

### Sebastian Buerkner

#### short biography

Sebastian studied painting in Germany then moved to London to complete his fine art education with an MA at Chelsea College in 2002, where he was awarded a Fellowship residency the following year. His work has been exhibited in several group and solo shows internationally. Since 2004 his art practice has shifted exclusively to animation, with his first solo show *The Unnamable* at the Lounge gallery in April 2006. Sebastian is also a projectionist at the Rio Cinema, London.

September 2006

#### artist’s website

[Sebastian Buerkner](http://www.sebastianbuerkner.com)

Sebastian’s website

**Purple Grey** film, stills and other materials © Sebastian Buerkner 2006