Forgiveness
Contemporary media culture has seen an increase in the popularity of first-person modes of expression‚ in particular, the confessional. Television is littered with reality TV, chat shows, confessional talk shows, lifestyle programs, video diaries, documentaries, docu-soaps, and caught-on-camera shows. The Internet is a Petri dish of self-production with myriad vlogs, blogs, personal albums, chat rooms, forums, podcasts and networked virtual communities. The airwaves are burgeoning with independent radio and maverick broadcasters. Not surprisingly, artists and galleries participate in the trend. Confession is integral to the human condition.
Forgiveness follows a similiar structure and format as In the Absence Of. It will focus on participants engaged in (confessional) dialogue about their experiences with offering and attempting to offer forgiveness, and being forgiven or not.
The project questions and challenges the effects of engaging or not engaging in forgiveness within interpersonal relationships, communities and nations. In conjunction with In the Absence Of it will cultivate dialogue in our community and the public sphere at-large. It investigates a post-structural construct of identity through a plural encounter of truths, lies and forgiveness.
The videowork addresses seekers of constructions below the surface.
If you're interested in participating in this project, please contact me for an interview!