"Šamorín Dream Archaeology"
Video, 03:11 minutes
Shot near the Danube River during my summer art residency in Šamorín, Slovakia, my video chronicles a dream as the character is constantly fighting to excavate herself from a dark, unconscious state. Throughout the video she battles to break away from imprisoning thoughts that have trapped her inside a nightmarish, smothering plastic cocoon. This woman attempts a thrashing escape through liberating physical movement that does offer her glimpses of hope. The soundtrack’s distorted Blue Danube waltz variations reinforce her determined attempts to retrieve some sort of beauty, joy and romance from the upheavals that confront her while she sleeps.
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