Myth making
filming and seeing
Began thinking about how to use my camera here before we even arrived. In Japan I had a very satisfying long-form observation practice that, after three years, turned into the film Sagamihara. On the rental farm I began a similar practice, though not knowing how long we’d be able stay, I filmed some things right away and then returned to them again later. A strange little narrative started taking shape, turning into the short, a valley myth, for Malacarne’s La Befana festival.
Some stills:
And I’m still finding/filming these little myths. Hoping eventually it will become a longer film in three parts. Filming is a really satisfying method for “entering” this landscape – from my belly in the snow, grass, or chaff. I love isolating the shapes here through the camera, waiting until motion or light changes how my eyes understand what I’m seeing. Just the time spent looking and waiting is plenty.
Stills from these future myths:
