Branching Out: 2

Another short video. I loved the way the water was running on the window during this descent….

Branching Out

Here is something a bit different – video/film…art in motion.

I have used video a little bit, and definitely consider my projection work to be time-based as an experience. I am always curious to use it more, and jumped at the chance to use music from Jeremy Messersmith’s recent album Paper Moon, which he has kindly released for non-commercial use through Creative Commons.

I was about to return to NYC and heard an interview on Minnesota Public Radio with Messersmith about his project. I had already been thinking about the subway ride as a transitional experience, being in between…sometimes mesmerizing… So on my visit I shot some video with my iPhone. I worked with my video and #2 from Paper Moon to create this short film. Here is the result: