62” x 60” x 71”
“Moving Picture” is a vessel exploring memory and the impact of trauma. Inspired by the movement of merry-go-rounds, the cyclical nature allows people to re-experience memories, while constructing new ones.
“Moving Picture” houses objects that have personal significance, often found or gifted, that carry their own histories, bridging the past and present. These objects, imbued with personal history, become both anchors and accelerators within time. As the objects and memories orbit, intersecting and engaging in stories, the viewer is invited to immerse themselves in a multifaceted narrative. Depending on the vantage point, these found artifacts create new visual interactions, forming unique stories with every revolution. The juxtaposition of kinetic motion and tangible relics evokes a sense of reflection on the fluid nature of memory. “Moving Picture” articulates the complex relationship between time perception and memory.
Memories are affected by trauma, which lingers in people’s bodies by warping time and bringing them back to the moment of occurrence. The dissociative effects of trauma find expression in the kinetic dance of the sculpture, fragmented memories where recollections are often sliced into digestible pieces. As the title suggests, dissociation often disconnects one from the motions of life, just as a movie is an external narrative outside of one’s own experience; the result– life as a dance between past, present, and future.