Work
Diatomaceous Earth by Jared Blum
Diatomaceous Earth is a collaboration and collision of image and audio, an unending conflict that somehow creates its own unique harmony. Much in the same way that diatomaceous earth brings healing power from the natural evolutionary erosion of our planet’s sediments, so does Diatomaceous Earth present the inexorable victory of the natural state over the manufactured. The disintegration of the man-made stands in visual opposition to the enduring standard of the natural. From opening frames full of the dramatic static of trembling flora to the careful tableaus that reveal the power of each landscape, Diatomaceous Earth transports the viewer on a journey that has taken place over and over through time. Aural accompaniment focuses the eye and stimulates the imagination, drawing the conflict of the world in sharp contrast and slyly revealing the victor of this battle- Pyrrhic though it may well be. - George Gianfrancisco
Music Composition by Jared Blum
Production, Cinematography, and Editing by Reece Camp Carter
Lodge
Lodge focuses on the happening chance of the theatrical stage of everyday. It portrays domestic life by exploring the division between public and private space that the structure of a house provides, as well as investigating the division between violence and comfort.
Lodge, Reece Camp Carter, 2010, 7 min., video
Marks
Marks follows a character guiding the viewer through activities and locations wherein the building of layers of marks through the character’s gestures creates a logic within a chaotic journey.
Marks, 2010, 00:04:26, Video
Man with a Gun, Railroad, and Food for Working
This is a video piece, depicting a contemporary view of Western identities through a subculture not normally seen. This piece emphasizes the effects of globalization by pointing out our separation from the land and practices associated with basic human need for food.
Man with a Gun, Railroad, and Food for Working, 2010, 00:12:00, Video