I am pleased as punch to say that my films “The Three Clairs” will be debuting at Gallery 1010 in Knoxville on April 4th. Special thanks to Kai Mote for including me in his show “Cross Currents”.
This film is a visual poem, an incantation woven from seemingly random experiences that reveal their hidden connections. It explores the relationship between objects, landscapes, and gestures - each a vessel of spiritual mystery, each carrying the potential to transform the everyday into the sacred.
Time, in this work, is not linear but a guideline, a fluid thread dissolving and coagulating. Moving between field and forest - consciousness and unconsciousness - the film invites lucidity - as in the state of being filled with light - where presence and intention become ritual.
Inspired by Aradia: Gospel of the Witches, the film documents a coven I stumbled upon in the summery forests of southern Finland, each frame infused with gentle magic. Structured in suits aligned with the elements, the film functions as a grimoire, documenting a path of true will. I imagined the distortions of the footage are a manifestation of the coven’s magical field interfering with my JVC camcorder, as if it was an imprint of their presence, a visual residue of the spellwork that lingers within the film’s frames.
The ideal viewing experience is outdoors, in a circle, with tokens of each element placed at their cardinal directions, transforming the act of watching into an act of charging. Through eurythmy-inspired movement to build spiritual awareness, non-linear storytelling, and an intimate relationship with the objects that populate our lives, this film seeks to cast very specific intentions. Because, in the end, everything is a spell.
— This piece will be shown in it’s “solve et coagula” form, on two CRT screens, back to back. The show is only up a couple days, but do stop by if you’re near.
Plans for a Nashville screening are in motion and hopefully will manifest soon.
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