08638, 2021

Artist Statement:

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08638 is an installation work that uses 4 projected video clips, each 58 seconds long. The clips play on repeat, with raw audio of the original landscape. Each projection frames a house looking into my bedroom, and captures a different time of day and weather. Starting on the left, the clip depicts the morning, moving to early afternoon, to a rainy evening and finally nightfall. The projections span the width of three walls and viewers are encouraged to walk up and through each of the projections to become fully immersed in each environment. My intention with this piece was ultimately to pay homage to my home in 08638, as it is my first home away from home. From the day I moved in, the house has existed as a safe haven and truly provided me with a year of memories that have shaped, stretched and strengthened me. As I have experienced so much within that home, this work exists in turn as a way to study and examine the things my home experiences as well. As the days pass, whether rain, sunshine, cold or warm, my home has stood firm cradling me inside. Thus I wanted to reflect on the things my home has felt, on the outside. This work was overall very well received and understood the way I had intended by my peers. The feeling of safety, sacredness and belonging was translated through the ambience of sound and stillness.