A lofty pine motivates this video ouroboros that languidly merges unto itself in a loop, morphing branches into roots, sky into ground, and ups into downs in an ever-slow cycle of growth, decline, and renewal. Inspired by Bruce Baillie’s “All My Life.”
Background
A structural film originated in a small film camp in Baguio, Philippines, where the batch had to create a video capsule of their personal experiences at the time. The work has since been re-edited into a longer (present) version. Another version, meant for single-channel exhibition, also exists. When looped, the video ends exactly as it begins, creating a continual cycle of downward tilts and resolutions.
2024 Group Exhibition, 4th ReKarya Int'l Video Festival (Indonesia)
2023 Champion, Montañosa FF Film Camp (Philippines)