Project 4 Artist Statement

My video was made by shooting footage of tasks performed backwards, and 
then playing the recorded footage back reversed. The simple technique--

though tough to execute--works with my concept of making a simple activity, 

action, etc. become surreal. This idea of making the everyday less mundane 

was inspired by Fluxus artist Geoffry Hendricks, a "cloudsmith" 

who would paint everyday objects to resemble the midday sky. While each object 

is easily recognizable, they way they are presented makes them seem 

slightly different, similar to how, say a video of someone walking backwards 

played in reverse may seem like a video of someone walking backwards, but 

something is not quite right. I chose the audio because I didn't want 

something that sounded horrendously unrecognizable when played backwards. 

Walking on Sunshine, when reversed, still keeps the familiar horn and beat 

that many audiences are familiar with, and the lighthearted and almost-silly 

tune works well with the tone I was trying to convey with my piece.