Eye of the Beholder
Video / 2’02”
MOK Ka-hei, Skyguy 莫嘉熙
Student of SM2105 Narrative Strategies and Aesthetics of Time-based Media
Abstract
Based on a memorable dream I had in the last few weeks prior to this work’s creation, this video project seeks to express the form automatism takes as it came to my mind in the dream. In an attempt to document-and-represent the visual aspects seen and remembered, I embarked on a journey of self-exploration into my deeper feelings.
Having completed a project in which I expressed a challenge to authority and social norms prior to this one, I believe that there is a wish inside me to escape from the current social situation, and yet I am unable to untangle myself from it, being insecure and constantly judged by superiors and peers at work, at school, and at home. As someone who strives to live by logical reasoning and rationality in daily life, I have rarely paid attention to my unconscious mind. This experiment has given me a new understanding of my inner thoughts through the medium of dreamwork and video-making.
