Final Project
The theme I wanted to explore was transparency to opacity. Previously I made a video sketch of three glass jars that had ink dropped into them. I remember being told that I should focus on one jar and watch the patterns of the ink swirl in the water. I decided to take one jar, record closely to my subject and focus on the ink. I started to drop more and more colours into the jar to bring up the opacity, as this was my theme that I wanted to explore. First I recorded the video that had unwanted audio in the background. To solve this problem I made my own sounds, meaning I recorded the drips, the clock and some background noises from my house. Every drop was edited, which was tedious, but was worth it. The making of this film was satisfying, it helped me to focus and forget the current issues of the world.
Janessa,
ReplyDeleteYour video sketch of three glass jars was very interesting. I like that you continued with your idea and focus on one jar. You made a lovely video exploring the transition from transparency to opacity. I started watching the video, immediately I got engaged with it and wanted to see every detail, it is amazing how every drop has to break the surface of the water to get trough. Every drop of ink creates very unique patterns that thanks to the quality of the video can be appreciated
María Rivière
I like your continuation of your previous idea. I've always loved getting lost in the way ink reacts within water. I always loved spending hours just getting lost within the videos and I've had the same experience here. Initially, you can distinguish the colors from each other, seeing exactly how they move and interact with one on another but as it gets more opaque, the relationship gets lost and turns to a more elegant chaos. I enjoy that even when the water gets murky and dark, you can still pick out the droplets that enter the water. The personality of this piece continuous the more you add. Very well done! I enjoyed it a lot.
ReplyDeleteIt's like putting a brush and water and watching the colour ploom out. The drip noises also made me happy and I'm glad you decided to record the audio to add in the sound.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that could have made the experience more enjoyable would be to clean the glue residue off of the glass, either with hot water and something to scrape it off or acetone and a paper towel.
Hi, Jennessa!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to offer a few initial observations on your work. I appreciate the sense of stillness at the beginning of the video. As the first colours enter the water, I am left to ponder what what is the relationship to painting here? In a way it is a Jackson Pollock-like gesture: your unseen hand drops the colour onto the surface, allowing it to flow according to its own properties.
I wonder how would this work be different if the background were changed? The
domestic setting speaks to me of boredom, or perhaps of finding a way to make time pass under our current circumstances. It is fascinating to watch as the stillness becomes busy and complicated. The ticking clock sound always invokes time, but why is that important here? By the end, it reminds me of an hour glass filling up.
I am unsure about how the object was cropped in the frame: we can't fully see the bottom or the top. I feel like the orientation of the video should be more considered: if it is in landscape, could the jar fill the entire screen?
Portrait might have been a better fit.
Overall, your video has a lovely meditative quality to it. Your title is poetic and yet it also clearly captures what is occurring.