I just read a reference to the Quay Brothers and in it was a description of their animation. So I sought out a couple of examples. In this one we have little boy doll. He has things in his head which are emptied out. From that point on he is missing the top of his head. A "person" with metallic arms (like probes) and a head that looks like an open book comes in and seems to be teaching. A petrified tarantula is probed, sight unseen, and information about it results in the old men and the elephant thing, where the observations are based on limited information. Along with this are movement of pins, sugar cubes, and other objects that come to life. I will seek out a few more of their works.
Review of The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer
