Time, Through Windows
Posted by Erik | Filed under music, sound, spoken-word, video, visual, word
Time, Through Windows explores the perception of time, using the passage from spring to winter as a metaphor for the artist’s father’s cycle of life—from child to elder. Music and spoken dialog work in combination with video to create a six-piece narrative that invites the audience into an intimate durational experience. This work, presented as a circular grouping of six audio/video pairs, acts as a vehicle for the audience to contemplate that which might normally go overlooked.
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Tags: audio, cycle, durational, father, lens, narrative, perspective, rythym, spoken-word, video, visual
It’s All About Time
Posted by Erik | Filed under spoken-word, video
I am in the middle of the woods, looking for artistic inspiration. I was supposed to be here the year prior, but my father had succumbed to illness and I chose to stay with him. These woods are not real. They were brought here and planted to match someone’s design layout. I continue to walk for a few hours until I come upon something as out of place as a city-dweller visiting a fake forest a year late. I find a huge stone in the middle of this man-made wilderness. I study the stone, looking for signs of a struggle. I find none and turn away. And then, out of the corner of my eye, I see the rock has moved. This will take some time to figure out.
Though often overlooked, I believe the material surrounding the deliberate “content” acts as a lens by which we interpret that content. I explore this material in my work, looking for ways to present a unique perspective on the pedestrian. It’s All About Time investigates the perception of time and how that influences our lives and memories.
Tags: death, durational, father, lens, spoken-word, stop-motion, time, video, visual, voice