Sveta Dorosheva and Michael Novoselov take you on a journey through the imaginary world of Fantastique where a woman is sawed in half, a unicyclist sprouts a tree out of his head, and the crow king rules that land. These playing cards, inspired by the circus, are heavily embellished and work with symmetry to create the ultimate black and white surreal experience.

“The task was to make a magick deck, which would have animation on the back design when flipped. This would be a “hidden feature” in the deck as the animation would only work when the cards were placed a certain order. I put together 13 back illustrations with slight alterations for the animation effect. We chose antique circus as a theme.