Ideas on how I relate to time, how I feel squeezed by time, interact with
time, etc. As I began thinking about time, I wondered what images and
words might best represent my theme. Words like
decay, growth, aging entered my mind as elements to consider filming.
Once I started shooting video, I remembered the assignment from Daniel
Pink's book which was to place an object on a table and write about it.
I thought about those objects that I wrote about and gathered some
of them to look at again. One of these objects was a photograph of my
son Geoffrey that I took ten years ago at my sister's wedding. He was
wearing his first suit and tie, and I remember buying that for him and
choosing his tie together. The picture of him all dressed up gave me a
glimpse of what he might look like as a young man, handsome and smart.
I felt very proud of him, still do, but that day and especially that picture
captured a moment in time that I'll savor forever.
My son's picture reminded me of other memories I have of him
growing up, and if I was to create another video, I'll focus on creating a
"memories" piece of key times we've shared together.
I like the way "art" happens. If you think of an idea, put it in the back
of your mind for your unconscious to work on, the final outcome usually
becomes more meaningful. I let this idea sit, and came up with combining
two ideas into one. I'm not really sure it 'works", but I learned how to
make this piece a personal journey through time. I'll take elements from
this and incorporate them into my next piece, getting a little more "lively"
with the images and the music. Right now, this looks like a good start.
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