Puppets are one of humankind’s most compelling and enduring art forms. Part of their allure is that they often show our dramas at a smaller scale. This shift in scale seems to disarm the villains in them. Another important thing that interests us is the power of the puppeteer to animate inanimate stuff. Things that we take for granted, like walking or making facial expressions are incredibly complex and seeing the machinations required by the puppeteer to replicate them underscores that complexity.

Featured artists: Patrick Pollard, Jennifer Trela, Pat Kreck, Stacy Latt-Savage, and Artbotics among others.

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