The existential conflict between the painful awareness that at a deeply personal level we are alone and emotional necessity for connection has become the main theme of Zane’s Oborenko work. She is an artist and animated film director from Latvia. After completing her BA studies in Brera, Academy of Arts of Milan – Italy, she moved to Tallinn, where she enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Arts for MA studies of animation led by Priit and Olga Pärn. While there, Zane developed a distinct author’s handwriting in sand animation. In this technique, she animated her diploma film "IMG_00:01. JPG" (2013) awarded as Best Student Film at the Fredrikstad Animation Festival, and has created numerous animations for exhibitions and music events. Currently in production is her next animated film “Kafka. In Love”. In stage of development it won the first prize for a short animation project at CEE Animation Forum 2019 in Trebon, Czech Republic.
