Video Fun

My partner-in-crime Shannon and I went to see the California video show at the Getty last week. That may not sound like a big deal to you but it's a big to me/us ... I don't think I've been to the Getty in a couple of years. It's daunting to try to take in a show that's entirely made up of video work. It sort of made me feel bad for people who have to see my video work -- it's a HUGE time commitment and there isn't much in terms of pay-off at the end, which is what people normally expect when seeing something in the moving pictures vein. Not that all video art is obtuse. I definitely saw several pieces that were very accessible, whether it be on a visceral or narrative level. I don't know why I feel responsible for my audience enjoying themselves, especially when this isn't necessarily the objective when I'm making the pieces. I suppose I just want to be a good hostess. Anyway, Shannon and I are going to start working on stuff at our next meeting. Well, we're going to revisit an old piece anyway. It was finished off pretty quickly because of our then pending art show but it may need to be fleshed out a bit more. I don't have a web-friendly version of it but here are a couple of photo stills ...