"plant-time" LAAW

fall 2017 The film "plant-time" was created for Land Arts of the American West. The film presents a non-human narrative by asking viewers to challenge or question their understanding of time and explore the idea that plants exist in a differing time-process to humans. The film has two videos running simultaneously, side-by-side. The left window shows a compilation of time-lapse videos created throughout the semester in New Mexico and Utah, with a focus on shadow revealing a passage of time from Albuquerque, Muley Point, and White Sands. The story arc travels from sunrise to sunset with repetitive midday shadow stories, questioning a linear understanding of time. The right window acts as a relative constant, featuring a “real-time” video with emphasis on surface reflection and moving light as a point of comparison. The original video was presented at the "Land Arts of the American West 2017 Exhibition" at John Sommers Gallery in Albuquerque, NM.