A Memory of Water
Savannah college of art and design . dynamic typograhpy . Novemeber 2009
I was charged with the task of creating a 30 second conceptual composition around a memory and a season. However, it was imperative that we did not use the conventional memories associated with a season. I was given the season of winter. I had a memory where I stepped on a jellyfish in Mexico that stuck out. I incorporated some of the central themes that winter espouses, such as serenity, peace, the moments before rebirth. I thought of how water recycles itself when it evaporates and how water from a tree could have the residue from that same jellyfish ridden water in Mexico.
Memory and Seasons
In graduate school, we were tasked with creating a conceptual piece based on a memory and a season. However, it was crucial that we avoided the conventional memories typically associated with a season. I was assigned the season of winter. I recalled a memory from my childhood in Mexico, where I accidentally stepped on a jellyfish. This memory stood out to me.
Despite wanting to incorporate some of the core themes associated with winter, such as barrenness, serenity, peace, and the anticipation of rebirth, I decided to take a different approach. I pondered on the idea of water recycling itself through evaporation and how the water from a wintry tree could contain traces of the same water that once carried that jellyfish in Mexico. The concept revolved around rejecting anything white.
To bring this concept to life, I used RealFlow, Cinema 4D, and After Effects as my creative tools.
Director: Dan Chosich
Music: Colour Revolt - Mattresses Underwater
