Devil's Churn
hd video, 3m,31s
edition of 3/1ap
2010
These videos examine the relationship between the natural and built environment and the moments when the two collide by highlight simple meditative gestures – a bobbing inner tube, floating balloon, waving flag and tossed ring – that serve as surrogates for the endurance of the human spirit in the face of an indifferent nature. These unedited videos unfold in real time to recount simple, elemental moments through careful framing and patient depiction that elevate to a higher order.