“The Letter” was originally conceived as part of a site-specific installation at the Historic House “El Zaguan” in Santa Fe, in 2008. The living room, sparsely furnished, was the source of inspiration for the animation used in the installation. With collage and photo cutouts, I created a less than 2 min. animated loop that simulates an hand writing a love letter to somebody who previously lived in that space. The animation has been shot with a digital camera and composited in Adobe After Effects. A hidden projector on the ceiling projected a video loop of the animation onto a desk in the living room of “El Zaguan”.
Subsequently, “The Letter” became part of a permanent but mobile installation project with the same name.
I restored and adapted to contain a digital player a portable lap desk of the Eighteen-century, originally used to keep paper, pen, and ink while becoming a support to write on during travels. The portable lap desk becomes a repository of love for writing and for a writer. A miniature reproduction of the original cutouts is stored in the “secret drawers” of the lap desk.
I restored and adapted to contain a digital player a portable lap desk of the Eighteen-century, originally used to keep paper, pen, and ink while becoming a support to write on during travels. The portable lap desk becomes a repository of love for writing and for a writer. A miniature reproduction of the original cutouts is stored in the “secret drawers” of the lap desk.
