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Final Project: Artist Statement & Instructions

sojourn (n.) - a temporary stay.

This installation is a music video for the title track from my recently released EP. I filmed this video while I was home for Thanksgiving break. I only used one camera to film my younger brother wandering through Ocean City, New Jersey. We grew up in a town five minutes from there, so we have plenty of fond memories going on amusement park rides, playing mini golf, and eating ice cream.

I wanted to capture this sentiment even though we have both grown up. The DIY-ness of the video is intentional as I wanted it to look almost like a home video. We all have place from our childhood that evokes happy memories. One of those places for me is Ocean City. I sojourned home for Thanksgiving, and I wanted to show you all a piece of my home.


Instructions:
1.) Turn on computer and projector.
2.) Open the Mad Mapper file "FMX 463 Final." The video will loop.
3.) Play the "Sojourn" audio file. An iteration has completed when the song plays through once.
4.) When the gallery closes, exit Mad Mapper, quit the audio player, and power down the computer          and projector.
5.) Repeat

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