ARTIST STATEMENT
My artwork explores mental health and its opposing nature. The contrast of video and sound intersect to create an overwhelming and baffling experience. From sections with no sound, to overlapping soundtracks in others, it shows the opposition of internal and external voices. Mental health can be a mess of noise and images, but sometimes it’s empty and quiet. I encourage the viewer to consider the importance of understanding their own mental health, as well as that of others. Sometimes, it is not about what is there, but what is missing.
ARTWORK PROCESS
I used painting-with-light photographic techniques to highlight or obscure the subject. Photos were combined via Photoshop to create stop-motion segments and glitching effects. Premiere Pro was used to combine this with filmed video and sound, and to combine the three separate segments in a continuous loop.
