Love on the Wing

Created by groundbreaking Scottish animator Norman MacLaren as an advertisement for the Post Office, this artful animation about a letter’s journey between two lovers is rich in symbolic imagery.

As it travels, a letter transforms in rapid succession, starting as the man posting the letter, then taking the shape of a man and a woman, their lips, eyes and hearts, butterflies, a snail, a finger, a skull, a horse and many more, all using simple lines in black or white against a colourful backdrop.