STILLS FROM AN UNFINISHED FILM
JENNIFER STEWART
SEPT 1 - 4, 2016 | BLINK GALLERY
Stills from an Unfinished Film is an incomplete narrative. The viewer experiences the work and leaves with their own interpretation.
The original super 8 film was filmed with intention of creating a moving piece. Upon observation, each segment became a self-portrait. What the audience sees are prints of strips of the film, arranged in groups, framed or hanging from the walls.
The audio piece takes recordings from the artist's life and uses pedals as a means of distorting the sounds. The result is an eerie, abstract piece that lends itself to the mood of the exhibit.
what’s going on?
are you worried about me?
yeah
and i would like you to respect
i think you’re,
me
i think you’re
i think it’s really important to suspend your judgement
and that, that we are having ….
i’m not feeling safe right now. and i would like to feel safe again
there’s nothing wrong with me being in that position, i’ve never, i’ve never been
you know, i’ve never been wrong about feeling sad
i’m telling you how i feel…. what kind of support can i
i didn’t abandon you
we’re breaking up
what’s the difference between breaking up and abandoning someone?
i need you in here because it keeps me focused
i, i don’t like… there were so many good things but the bad times were not worth it
the goods were really, really good, but the bads were really, really bad. and i don’t .. want that.
and that’s probably why it’s wrong. because you should’ve done a lot of things for me. you should have apologized to me a lot of times.
you know, you should have participated a lot of times
because you’re putting the ownership on me. you’re always saying i’m so alone, i have nobody, you’re the only one. you’re putting all this pressure on me.
that’s the truth, though.
that’s too much pressure for one person.
no, i think you’re just .. responsibility
no, it’s not my responsibility!
you wanted to be with me and not actually deal with the reality of the situation
i wanna make him like me
when he gets that look in his eyes he looks like an animal
he gets so crazy
and i like seeing that
it terrifies me
and excites me
i’m not really sure
he took advantage of that. and then hurt me so many times
well why did you lie to me when i asked you to be honest?
that i don’t want to show that vulnerability anymore
i’m trying todo my best to emit strength, it’s really energy consuming
it’s not like you go up to somebody and you’re like, you know
“this thing happened to me. and it feels shitty”