Lewis Heriz is a cross-disciplinary artist and filmmaker from Suffolk, UK, now based in Shropshire.
He comes to his animation practice from a background first in music and theatre, then grassroots music promotion. From the latter grew a decade-or-so-long stint in graphic art and illustration, with a heavy weighting on record covers ↣ and poster design for labels such as Soundway, Sofrito, Strut, and Now-Again/Stones Throw, and artists such as the Sun Ra Arkestra. The ‘manufactured synaesthesia’ approach he applied to music visuals led him to see animation – with its fusion of sound and image through time – as a natural progression, and spent his MA at the RCA investigating an expanded approach to the form.
contact: hello @ lewisheriz . com
Jan 2024: I am working on two commissioned documentary projects; one to be finished this summer, the other in the early stages and ongoing. I'm not currently taking on freelance commission work, although I am interested to hear of any collaborations that may feel right, and always happy to chat with anyone wanting to discuss working together.
© Lewis Heriz 2024
All enquiries: [email protected]