Media,
especially the way video can encapsulate time, drawing viewers into a shared experience that unfolds with each frame. Each moment builds anticipation, inviting the audience to think and reflect as the story progresses. After watching, a deeper realization and emotional resonance often emerge, sparking personal insights. To me, video is a powerful medium that guides viewers on an internal journey long after the screen fades.
2024, Adobe premiere pro, After effect
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Counting the Lost: A 9/11 Reflection
This video art piece is a somber homage to the individuals who perished in the 9/11 attacks, highlighting the chilling instant when the catastrophe unfolded—8:46 a.m. In this work, the time alternates between 8:46 and repeats exactly 2,996 times, symbolizing every individual who perished. This repetition turns the viewer's perception into a contemplation of the halt in time for those impacted, where 8:46 becomes a lasting break, an indelible moment in their existence, signaling the end for countless people.
The repetition of 8:46 symbolizes the unavoidable influence of the tragedy, extending beyond the initial moments to impact families, communities, and the globe. By alternating between time and count, the artwork challenges viewers to experience the deep impact of grief. It highlights how, for those who are missing and their loved ones, time stood still at 8:46, keeping them in remembrance.
By continually noting this moment, the piece of art changes the progression of minutes and seconds into a contemplative reflection on the enormity of the consequences of 9/11 and our shared duty to never forget. The artwork encourages observers to interact with the profound quietness that envelops the absence of others and sense the lingering stillness of that particular morning, suspended in time. It acts as a prompt to recall how these separate lives, now intertwined in a common past, serve as a lasting plea for recollection, admiration, and the search for harmony.
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