Waiting for Godot
Site-specific video installation with Yavapai Pink rocks, a 43β flatscreen TV, a media player, at the entrance to b minor artist residency, Arizona, 2025
After a year in the making, this piece has come a full circle and has now been installed permanently at b minor residency where it was first created. At the opening, one of the quests who is a Yavapai Indian, pointed out that the rocks in the the installation, as in the video, are Yavapai Pink that is indigenous to this area of Arizona. b minor's front and back yards were already paved with these rocks.
At first glance, a 'crater' of Yavapai Pink rocks holds a pool of water at the entrance to the residency. It reflects the surroundings trees and the sky. Upon closer look, the βwaterβ is actually a flatscreen TV. The bottom of the 'water' is full of the same rocks, only of a darker and 'quieter' tone. Once in a while, a small rock will dart from one place to another, seemingly randomly. In the outdoor lighting, this is reminiscent of some small creature moving about abruptly. During the course of a day, when the light changes, the pool of 'water' also changes drastically. When the day is bright, it acquires a dark, quiet and contemplative mood. The unpredictable movements in the mucky water bottom feels like how our unconscious would function in the perceptual process. As the day gets darker, the 'water' becomes more illuminated and more clear.
Closeup view
Video snippet (18 seconds of a 7 min loop)
Installation view