multitudes

Five Channel Video Installation, 2018

Like fossils to dinosaurs, I wonder what will typify humankind after we’re gone: something anxiety-ridden, like Munch’s The Scream or an impenetrable acceptance that our species was both grand and insignificant, marvelous and self-destructive? I imagine one way to fathom the passing of our species is to acknowledge our multitudes, individually and shared as a civilization – our dreams, our triumphs, our fears, our regrets – our experiences in simply being. Multitudes is interactive. I invite you to watch and listen to these human moments, and to leave your story on the ecosystem of this installation.

With the participation of:
Kevin Brooks
Master Barber, American Bully Breeder, Filmmaker
Eddie Dillon
Songwriter, Musician, Carpenter
Katie Gilfeather
Consultant, Leadership Coach, Therapist, Mother, Partner, Friend
Jordan Martin
Writer
Tania Pérez-Cano
Professor, Foreign Languages Department, UMass Dartmouth

Multitudes was realized with the very special help of:
Beatriz Oliveira Creative Consultant, Casting
Marta del Pozo, Casting
Bill Pritchard, AV Design Technician
Ron Scopelliti, Production Support
David Cleffi, Production Support

Do you have a story to tell? MULTITUDES is designed to include your stories too. Please use this polaroid camera to take a selfie and attach it anywhere on the monitor wall to your left. You may also use these markers to write your story directly on the wall. Don't hesitate! Go for it. Here are some prompts to help you start:

- what do you fear most?

- describe one moment that shaped who you are today.

- what was the happiest moment of your life so far?

- what is your biggest hope?

- what is your biggest regret?

- imagine the end of your life, if you could write your own eulogy, what would it say?

Video installation view.