Da verdade e do tempo
/ of truth and time
video, 3’38”, FullHD, 16:9, B&W, Sound
2020
AWARD
Honourable Mention, 2022
Competição Aveiro Jovem Criador. Aveiro, Portugal.
Honourable Mention, 2022
Competição Aveiro Jovem Criador. Aveiro, Portugal.
"I am the truth I believe - part of the divine nature - I am made of time, memories and the marks of what I know, have seen and lived [...]
Questioning who we are, at first sight, reveals itself as something strictly personal, but it is precisely through this questioning that the face of what we are before others is also recognised. We are attributed a power of self-knowledge that has its unique definition questioned from the moment that our existence is beyond just ourselves. [...] Resulting from a proposal of creation under self-reflection and self-representation, the video presents a narrative that transits from an intimate sphere to a sphere of manifestation, in a certain way "self-limited". We establish a dialogue between a personal identity and its possible change when shared - what I see and what others can see. [...]
The context of isolation caused by the pandemic period was an essential and intensifying factor in the creation of the video, having its composition made only by indoor or personal archive scenes, which consequently established a strong influence on the reflection of the self-referential proposal. I believe that, despite the conditioned moment and environment, the experience of creation was enriched by its intimacy character, since the space - home, daily, routine - acted completely cooperatively in coexistence with the most intimate, which here became essential to the composition. As if living with yourself had never been lived under such attentive eyes, so present. [...] I do not deny the discomfort present in self-reflection, who will say in self-representation, the video in its final product was the fruit of a desistance from revealing completeness and more a choice of partial narrative, but, even so, intimately true.”
-- Quotes from the visual essay ‘Masks of Ourselves’ published in Vista Magazine, v.8.
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Questioning who we are, at first sight, reveals itself as something strictly personal, but it is precisely through this questioning that the face of what we are before others is also recognised. We are attributed a power of self-knowledge that has its unique definition questioned from the moment that our existence is beyond just ourselves. [...] Resulting from a proposal of creation under self-reflection and self-representation, the video presents a narrative that transits from an intimate sphere to a sphere of manifestation, in a certain way "self-limited". We establish a dialogue between a personal identity and its possible change when shared - what I see and what others can see. [...]
The context of isolation caused by the pandemic period was an essential and intensifying factor in the creation of the video, having its composition made only by indoor or personal archive scenes, which consequently established a strong influence on the reflection of the self-referential proposal. I believe that, despite the conditioned moment and environment, the experience of creation was enriched by its intimacy character, since the space - home, daily, routine - acted completely cooperatively in coexistence with the most intimate, which here became essential to the composition. As if living with yourself had never been lived under such attentive eyes, so present. [...] I do not deny the discomfort present in self-reflection, who will say in self-representation, the video in its final product was the fruit of a desistance from revealing completeness and more a choice of partial narrative, but, even so, intimately true.”
-- Quotes from the visual essay ‘Masks of Ourselves’ published in Vista Magazine, v.8.
Access here.
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"Sou a verdade que acredito — parte da natureza divina —, sou feita do tempo, das memórias e das marcas do que sei, vi e vivi [...]
Questionar quem somos, à primeira vista, revela-se como algo estritamente pessoal, mas é exatamente por meio deste questionamento que a face do que somos perante outros é também reconhecida. A nós é atribuída uma potência de autoconhecimento que tem a sua definição ímpar questionada a partir do momento que a nossa existência está para além de somente nós mesmos [...] Fruto de uma proposta de criação sobre autorreflexão e autorrepresentação, o vídeo apresenta uma narrativa que transita de uma esfera íntima para uma esfera de manifestação, de certa forma “auto delimitada”. Estabelecemos o diálogo entre uma identidade pessoal e a sua possível mudança, quando partilhada — o que eu vejo e o que os outros conseguem ver [...]
Não devo deixar de dizer que o contexto de isolamento causado pelo período pandêmico foi um fator essencial e intensificador na criação do vídeo, tendo a sua composição feita apenas por cenas indoor ou de arquivo pessoal, o que, consequentemente, estabeleceu uma forte influência na reflexão da proposta autorreferencial. Acredito que, apesar do momento e ambiente condicionados, a experiência da criação se enriqueceu pelo caráter de intimidade, visto que o espaço — lar, diário, rotineiro — atuou completamente de forma cooperativa na convivência com o mais íntimo, que aqui se fez essencial para a composição. Como se o viver com você mesmo nunca tivesse sido vivido sob olhos tão atentos, tão presentes [...] Não nego o desconforto presente na autorreflexão, quem dirá na autorrepresentação, e acredito que o vídeo em seu produto final tenha sido fruto de uma desistência de revelar uma completude e mais uma escolha de narrativa parcial, mas ainda assim, intimamente verdadeira.”
-- Citações do ensaio visual 'Máscaras de Nós' publicado na Revista Vista, v.8.
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