Filmmaker Statement

Going around flea markets it is easy to find old photos. These often represent our last testimony of time on Earth but nevertheless they are sold at very low prices with no sentimental value. Through ‘In Memory Of’ I wanted to deal with this emotional ambiguity related to oblivion. I was fascinated by the ironic contrast that firmly links importance and irrelevance of a memory. When our very last photo disappears it is like we physically never existed. Based on this perspective also this short film could be forgotten or destroyed. For this reason I studied a process of breakdown of the video itself because this like everything else is destined to corrupt and deteriorate. The significant challenge was to find a new language regarding the alienated humanoid shapes that I got by simply turning the focus ring. The out of focus had to transform from a classic medium of hiding to an original one of visualizing the fine line between what exists and what suddenly no longer exists.