as light as air

This video is projected onto a screen sculpture made of five rows of polyurethane strips, creating a 3-dimensional viewing space. When the viewer stands close to the screen, the image becomes a jumble of texture. But if the viewer closes one eye or stands further away, the image flattens out and becomes clear. The screen mimics our mind's eye and highlights the subjectivity of the story.

For this project, I created a simple fairytale set in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. The story has a strong sense of place while mythologizing the location, the people and the animals in it. The screen's geometry highlights the geometry of the place, bringing out the shapes and textures. The negative space created by the screen also serves to increase the viewer's sense of the magic of the story.