The Elevator Ride, video work
The Elevator
A site of strange encounters
Unusual coincidences
Near escapes
Dangerous accidents
Or a sudden malice
It is an entrance and an exit,
It is a place for a resolution
and a place of conflict
A box of paradox
At the intersection of time and space.
Spaces of possibility
Cauldrons of social discomfort…
Artist Statement
My artwork explores themes like, migration, transcendence, and departure. For this project I started with silent observations inside various elevator, I would ride for hours and take notes of my observations and experiences. Eventually I installed my self with a camera and tripod in an engineering building, this elevator had the most traffic of people and the light and space inside, was ideal for filming.
https://vimeo.com/166021426