Timothy Quay

Timothy Quay was born in 1947 in Norristown Pennsylvania USA as the identical twin of Stephen Quay He studied at the Philadelphia College of Art and later at the Royal College of Art in London where he began working with his brother in experimental animation Timothy has directed and codirected numerous short films feature films and stopmotion projects including Nocturna Artificialia 1979 Street of Crocodiles 1986 Institute Benjamenta 1995 and The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes 2005 His work is distinguished by surreal detailed atmospheres frozen worlds and objects full of history with a constant collaboration alongside Stephen throughout his career