"Moaning" is another filming experiment where I used focus and zoom to create a very different visual experience with my painting. This time there aren't any photos included within the artwork to create visual associations, so the feeling of understanding the work becomes more abstract, more intuitive. The journey becomes joining the details. I've noticed the closest we often view our object world is from an arm's length maximum. The camera pushes me closer. And yet the opposite of detail becomes the unknown where the potential of anything exists. Not being in focus allows more of visual rest, turning inward because the fewer outward demands provide the opportunity to reflect. Really seeing the paper and brush strokes in much more intimate detail and yet at the same time remaining obtuse in subject matter.
In this example I was more aware of the music and film mixing together while shooting. Using a tripod vs. handheld makes a dramatic difference too!
riko,
ReplyDeletei am sorry i was not able to keep up wiht you this past quarter during your process of discovery, until reading it in retrospect now, after seeing your final project...but it is clear that you truly explored, challenged yourself, and expanded through the use of TIME with your work. again, i am convinced that explorations in time-abstractions, possibly linked with narrative/poetic/realistic images (something to hang our hats on) might really push you into artistic realm, i encourage you to keep exploring film...go to Other Cinema, and let's talk about the possibility of a mentorship, if you are interested.