Final Version
When I first thought about the moment the Doomsday clock strikes midnight, I thought my life would flash before my eyes. Generally, people talk about living with no regrets because they know they would have some, but do not live up to that promise. Everyone is currently at different stages of life, and their regrets would be distinct. I asked people to sum up in one word: What do you wish you would have done differently? How would you describe your life? The purpose is to create a narrative based on these words — words based on the regret people have before time is up, before Doomsday. These are strung together with sound from the videos and large text overlay, similar to Barbara Kruger’s political work. I searched these words in Google and juxtaposed these personal words/stories with the generalized version the internet gave.
Original Version
http://www.youtubeloop.net/watch?v=NQFiIXRcqYU
When I first thought about the moment the Doomsday clock strikes midnight, I thought my life would flash before my eyes. Generally, people talk about living with no regrets because they know they would have some, but do not live up to that promise. Everyone is currently at different stages of life, and their regrets would be distinct. I asked people to sum up in one word: What do you wish you would have done differently? How would you describe your life? The purpose is to create a narrative based on these words — words based on the regret people have before time is up, before Doomsday. This narrative is strung together with music and large text overlay, similar to Barbara Kruger’s political work. The videos are movement of time: people aging, sun rising, people walking; however, since Doomsday is nearing, time is ending, which makes time move backward and in turn, the videos.
