THE QUESTION IS NO_2005

Video Projektion
Dauer:11'34''
Audio-Design: Asako Fujimoto

 

 

 

 

 

«The Question Is No» is the final video in a triptych of works that delve into the uniquely human area between reality and fiction. Each video speaks about an exploration of a personal reality that lies between the gravity-oriented physical world and the boundless worlds of imagination. While each work can be viewed separately, the three can be shown as a part of a common installation.

In the opening of «The Question Is No», the Protagonist appears out of the sky, flying in a soap bubble above an abrasive industrial landscape, and crashes onto the wet, dirty ground. This begins her travels through the gritty environment of our world; the pavement, the streets and the traditional American roadside diner. The diner offers an array of objects and people not commonly associated with our reality; jellyfish, floating beings and food in colourful liquids and solids. This inspires the protagonist on her personal search for understanding in a world which is both alien and familiar.

Happiness cannot always be found in the journey itself, but, sometimes, in the oddest of destinations and with the strangest of people.
Is happiness confidence through experience or comfort through connection?