"The project calls for artists from
around the globe to collaborate in simultaneously capturing a singular temporal
moment that connects different time zones in different locales. (…) Within a one-minute duration at
specified times, participating artists will capture their unique perspective,
interpretation, and experience in either photographs, prints, digital images,
videos, sound recordings, drawings, paintings, or mixed media. Individual
artist can choose any subject matter, location, or setting. The work can be
spontaneous or random, or they can be contrived or pre-staged. The only
requirement is that all artists simultaneously capture that distinct moment at
that specified time(s). Subsequent editing can be done to enhance yet preserve
the interpretation of the work. The size should be 8″ x 10″ x 8″ or smaller.
Videos and sound recordings will be contained within one-minute duration." (source:
tAd project call)
Participants at the Parallel Moment on August 31st, 2013 - list of locations and local times
(source: tAd)
This Moment, Forever
Photography/ digital print, 20 x 25 cm, 2013
When
my father was 18 years old he made an attempt to escape from communist Romania.
He was arrested and sentenced to 4 years hard labor at the so called death camp from the Danube-Black Sea
Canal. Many years later, with his health and all hopes for a better future
destroyed, he finally managed to emigrate to Canada. He never talked about
the past and his last wish was that we spread his ashes in the Pacific Ocean.
It
is said that water is eternal. That it has it’s own memory and it carries the
thoughts and prayers of all those who have their image reflected in it. I like
to think that all the waters of this earth carry my fathers prayers for a
better life, my image as a happy child holding his hand, his ashes, the lights
and the shadows of each moment, forever.
This
work is dedicated to my father and to all those whom we loved and who are no
longer with us.
The
photos for this work were taken on the Bega Canal in Timisoara/ Romania on August 31st, 2013:
Making of: on the Bega Canal
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