Make Sure the Sea Is Still There

  • Author

    Gloria Chung

  • Country

    USA

  • Production year

    2021

  • Type

    experimental film / video

  • Video format

    16 : 9

  • Sound

    Yes

  • Category

    Artwork

  • Tags

My projects often come about from traveling, which was not possible in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, I attempted to travel vicariously through the webcams of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, capturing screenshots on my phone and editing them with videos I had recorded during the pandemic and on previous trips to Iceland. I found time and landscapes moving strangely, if at all—seeming to mirror our new reality of sudden isolation, tragedy, and the utter unknown.

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