38. 2003 DAIMON Video, Novus, Gatineau Quebec, six artists

Lost and Found Innocence – Video

Text on-line at SAW

Innocence is lost and found as part of the cycle of life. “This video is about resistance and letting go, with metaphorical references to time, culture, place, and positioning. It was shot at the Deifenbunker Hill in Carp and a smaller hill along the Mississippi River. The artist climbs and rolls down these hills while transparent and layered images of historical footage overlay her performances. A window in the upper left-hand corner of the screen jogs down the forest path, just behind the Nepean Sportsplex.

The sound is of the artist’s rhythmical and escalating breathing as she jogs, interrupted by sounds of rushing water, public news announcements about space travel, wind chimes, and a ticking clock.

“Lost and Found Innocence” – Poem
What moment in time
Do we lose innocence?
Or, is it time itself that gradually erodes,
Breaks us down,
Flows continuously over our bones…?
“Stand still!” I said.
Time did not.
By Sandra Hawkins, c. 2000

To see this video go to SAWVIDEO Centre for the Media Arts, www.sawvideo.com
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Production medium: DV
Categories: Experimental & Video Art
Produced at: Daimonroduction year: 2001
Length: 5 minutes 22 seconds