LOOK: Artist creates 30 animated GIFs to illustrate life in Tokyo

Tokyo Gifathon Day 1 I’m in Tokyo for all of April where I’ll be making a new animation every day for 30 days, inspired by things that I see during my stay. See how I get on with #TokyoGifathon

A post shared by James Curran (@slimjimstudios) on Apr 1, 2017 at 7:18am PDT

Cultural differences can be both interesting and difficult for someone moving to a different country. For artist James “Jim” Curran, it’s the source of inspiration for his 30 GIFs project.

During his one month stay in Tokyo, Curran spent six to eight hours a day to craft looping GIFs that each illustrate an aspect of his daily life, reports RocketNews24.

Tokyo Gifathon Day 6 Ramen noodle refills. #TokyoGifathon

A post shared by James Curran (@slimjimstudios) on Apr 6, 2017 at 4:40am PDT

People will find it easy to relate to his works, particularly those who have been in Japan for vacation or work.  

Tokyo Gifathon Day 20 Trains. #TokyoGifathon A post shared by James Curran (@slimjimstudios) on Apr 20, 2017 at 9:20am PDT

The automated toilet seat experience is apparently one of the most told stories.

Tokyo Gifathon Day 22 Toilets. #TokyoGifathon

A post shared by James Curran (@slimjimstudios) on Apr 22, 2017 at 6:45am PDT

For day 30, Curran opted to visualize the iconic RX-78 Gundam statue, which was taken down to make way for a new Gundam.

Tokyo Gifathon Day 30 I made a new animation every day for 30 days in Tokyo. #TokyoGifathon A post shared by James Curran (@slimjimstudios) on Apr 30, 2017 at 6:03am PDT

For more of Curran’s GIF projects, you can check out the website of Slim Jim Studios. He even did GIF animations for Disney. Alfred Bayle/JB

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