Quest for Resolve

Heather Coker Hawkins

A work of video art thirteen years in the making. A different video occupies each quadrant of the frame. All but one is edited linearly preserving the progression of actions in the sequence. The outlier is the first video filmed, the catalyst for the performance ritual that begins with full-bodied movement, then deconstructs into restorative, meditative movement reflecting the texture of the environment. Working with collage, montage, duplication, and juxtaposition, the audience is invited into the process of meaning making as an active participant. They are given structural cues to perceive narrative while each repeating loop invites a re-frame of their experience. Extended viewing of the video allows the visitor to collect clues and unearth details of an experience uniquely built by their own attention and commitment of time. The audience becomes the real-time editor of their experience.