One Way
I am finally back home for a while after being on the road since early September. I am finished with my India project and quite excited about the results. Next year will be an exciting time for unveiling new short films, including one from the India project which was produced for National Geographic magazine.
Since I returned home, Herbie, my father in law who has been living with us for nearly two years, has fallen further towards the end. It's all quite beautiful on the one hand, to see him at home, peaceful, with dignity and comfort. It's also difficult to see a person dying. Two weeks ago, while teaching a multimedia workshop for ICP (International Center of Photography) in New York, I decided to give myself a small exercise related to my feelings about Herbie. I used my Sony Cybershot camera, which shoots stills and video, to create this short piece...
...the idea was to capture, without text, my feelings about Herbie's passage. I have titled it One Way. Let me know what you think.
Since I returned home, Herbie, my father in law who has been living with us for nearly two years, has fallen further towards the end. It's all quite beautiful on the one hand, to see him at home, peaceful, with dignity and comfort. It's also difficult to see a person dying. Two weeks ago, while teaching a multimedia workshop for ICP (International Center of Photography) in New York, I decided to give myself a small exercise related to my feelings about Herbie. I used my Sony Cybershot camera, which shoots stills and video, to create this short piece...
posted by Michael John Curry at 10:11 AM
3 Comments:
Hi Ed, it's pretty late in Germany (where actually I'm located with my job) but probably because of that I found enough calmness and silence around me to get properly into the piece of life you just gave us as gift and for free. I've seen the clip more than one time to better understand the emotions I got from it ...
At the beginning I had a sense of calmness, like waiting for something coming just around the corner probably because of the music. Suddenly your saying "goodbye" simply gave a completely different meaning to everything ... but a clear meaning. The view of your son playing into the living room was the best icona to tell the life keep running with or without us, when we smile there is someone somewhere who is suffering .... what to do then? simply let's keep up smiling and having all the best from our life but without ignoring the sadness which exist in the world, the unlucky people or simply the people who are ill. Your father in law although going toward the end knows perfectly how lucky he is in having people like you and your wife (his daughter) who are giving him so much love ...
at the end the ultimate emotion I got from your clip is right that: unlimited love for who gave us the life!
Is this art? Is this communication expertize? don't know ... for sure that is love for your father in law.
my best regards to you and your wife
thank you for sharing such sincere and intimate piece of your life
Domenico
"One Way" is touching Ed, and sweet...
Tomorrow,when I go and visit my 95-years old grandmother, Marina, I will think about Herbie..
Thank you for sharing, Ed.
Stefano
tore me up and warmed my insides all at the same time. beautiful.
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