Buried but Breathing,
2011, Animation and Installation
Created at Est-Nord-Est Artist Residency in Quebec, Canada.Funded and exhibited by La Vitrine Gallery in Jean-Saint-Joli, Quebec Canada and at the Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia.Woodshop and Wraphead are short films that explore the hidden narratives and histories that lie just under the surface of our surroundings. With visual effects like breathing hay and bursting fruit, the videos hint at the spirits inherent in nature and refuse, and its inherent vulnerability serve.
Haystack Details: An 8’ x 8’ haystack is lit by a single spotlight. The haystack is expanding and contracting as if it is breathing. The movement is created by an internal inflatable form that is inflated and deflated by an air compressor. The compressor is hidden behind a gallery wall.
Installation at Est Nord Est, Quebec
Created at the Est-Nord-Est Residency
Saint-Jean-Port-Jolie, Quebec
Exhibited at Fleisher Art Memorial
Philadelphia, PA
Buried but Breathing explores the hidden narratives and histories that lie just under the surface of our surroundings. With visual effects like breathing hay and bursting fruit, the videos hint at the spirits inherent in nature and refuse, and its inherent vulnerability.
