The Distance Between Here and There
(Is Further Than It Seems)
Single Channel Video
Color, Sound
56 sec.
In the sweltering heat of my studio, I found myself fixated on the irony of our malfunctioning AC unit. Ice clung to its exterior, a deceptive promise of coolness that remained elusive. It struck me—the things we desire often appear tantalizingly close, yet their true distance remains hidden.
In this short film, I captured time’s dance upon the AC grill. Ice formed, crystalline and fragile, only to melt away. Each cycle echoed life’s fleeting moments—the hopes we hold, the dreams we chase. The camera became my storyteller, revealing the delicate balance between yearning and reality.
As viewers watch the ice transform, they confront their own desires—the gap between “here” and “there.” Perhaps it’s a love unspoken, a goal unattained, or a distant horizon. We reach, but the journey is further than it seems.
“The Distance Between Here and There” invites contemplation. It whispers that even in the heat, there’s beauty—a paradox of longing and impermanence. And perhaps, just perhaps, the ice holds a secret: that the pursuit itself is where meaning resides.
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