10 second step; small picnic —> city —> lake —> satellite view —> galaxy —> million light years (galaxy of stars) —> 100 million light years out —> emptiness —> starting point
1024 (space) —> 10-4 (inside the skin) —> 10-11 inner space
Goes through scales, the smallest and largest scale look the same
40 powers of 10
Powers of Time
Journey through time
1 microsecond —> trobostrophic photography
10-10 —> beam of light traveling through an eye
World of quantum probability
Human generation —> a billion seconds
1017.6 —> symbol of early universe
The Psychology of Time
Temptation (experiment with marshmallows and kids)
Religious reference to temptation (Adam and Eve) relates to time
Discussing people that are “Future Focused” vs “Present Focused” and how that effects their life and decision making
Paradox of time perspective
Understanding time perspectives
Time as a tool
Pas de Deux
Present body —> present x past body
Time frames mimicking the dancer
Bodies mirroring each other
2nd body enters creating a narrative
Bodies multiply, disappear, mimic/mirror
Light vs Dark
High contrast creates a stronger visual experience
Use of sound in the video as a way to highlight the narrative, keep viewers attention
Sound does not always match the movement
A journey through time
Movements turned into an abstraction as they are turned into individual time frames
Forms objectify time
Pas de deux – not two
History of Japan
Development of Japan
Religion
Government
Art and Literature
Military leaders
Samurai
Fight for power
Increase in population
Dutch influence
Westernization
WW1
League of Nations
WW2
Pearls Harbor
Hiroshima — long silence contrasted to the loud noise and fast pace to show the effect of the bomb on Japan and highlight its significance
Industrialization
Use of sound, pace, graphics
Scavengers
Space ship Vesta crashes
The two scavengers use what is around them (nature) to try and get back to normal life