Research Statement

These works investigate an idea conceptualized by the theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli. He theorizes that time exists somewhere between memory and anticipation.

Our first reaction is to think of this “time” as a large expanse, however it also exists as a very minute measure, specifically 1/24th of a second. The understanding of this 1/24th of a second finds physical form in the unimaged space between two frames of film. The preceding and subsequent frame are simultaneously the memory and the anticipation while the unimaged space between frames operates as the physical expression of time. The pieces of film chosen represent a moment of change in the film - in terms of narrative, revelation, or character development. Many contain not only a change in the film's aforementioned substance but also a change in understanding for the viewer.

The pieces of film being used as the basis for this work have been handled and screened in cinemas throughout the world resulting in scratches, blemishes, and detritus on the film and within the image and are a part of that particular film print’s history.

Further, the rectification of the image by the projector and the lens system in the theater have been undone; revealing images that are upside down and backwards, both complicating our understanding of images with which we may be familiar and undermining their recognized context.