This is a compilation video of five artworks incorporating audio and video:
Snows Always Melt, 2019
Snows Always Melt is a multidisciplinary art installation that joins an original music composition with programmed LED lights to create a light and sound sensory experience. Visual Artist Britt Thomas and Composer Joel Love collaborated to create a unique interpretation of the various stages of one’s life. This ten-minute composition encompasses three main experiences: childhood nostalgia, the overwhelming busyness of adulthood and the reflective nature of later life. Six 8′ x 2′ panels create a curved display of lights that equals 8′ tall and 12′ wide. This project is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Scream Queens, 2013
Scream Queens is an 8-channel video installation in which women lip-sync the screams of female protagonists from various horror movies spanning over sixty years. In Scream Queens, actresses quickly switch this role on and off, transitioning from a contrived ecstatic terror to a more accustomed state of composure. The lip-syncing emphasizes that the terror is a fraud – the horror movie equivalent of a damsel-in-distress.
You’d Look Prettier If You Smiled More, 2018
In this video, a woman smiles for as long as she can physically endure it. As the video progresses, she becomes more and more strained. The title presents a frequent unprovoked and misguided “compliment” made by men to women. Social expectations based on gender norms demand that women be attractive and submissive, always smiling and accommodating. While that statement may sound dated, unfortunately women are still constantly asked to smile and perform emotional labor for the aesthetic pleasure of others.
Woman Walking, 2019
Woman Walking examines the complexities of a woman walking alone by presenting two contrasting perspectives of the same action. From behind, we see her assertive stride, while from the front, we witness her tense reactions to the sounds around her as she clutches her purse and phone. These opposing camera angles both objectify and humanize her, revealing the vulnerability beneath a seemingly routine act.
Paid For By…, 2023
This sound montage is composed of 174 ad disclaimers from 160 SuperPACs, reflecting the practice of astroturfing—masking sponsors to mimic grassroots support. SuperPACs don’t have to disclose donors or cap donations, allowing wealthy figures like the late Sheldon Adelson to create and fully fund SuperPACS with misleading names such as The Hispanic Leadership Fund. The layered audio overlaps voices from both political spectrums, blurring lines between genuine activism and manufactured support. It plays from a black bullhorn, symbolizing protest and highlighting the deceptive nature of SuperPAC influence in political discourse.
Likes: 0
Viewed:
source
