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Indulging a Second Look
Indulging a Second Look
Symposium 2: Nostalgia
Experimental Films

Symposium 2: Nostalgia

In Photo Essay Format

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Dane Benko
Jun 23, 2022
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Symposium 2: Nostalgia
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This is my previous video post in photo essay format. I grabbed still frames from the video and exported the captions with timecode to match frame to caption.

It’s an experiment in making the video print-capable. It should also create a new way of experiencing the same narrative.

Because a lot of the motion in the video is subtle, I would encourage you view the video. However, I found in the making of this format a new relationship to the images I find intriguing. Thus you are welcome to enjoy this piece as it is presented here.


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I used to sit on my back in bed,

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staring at the corner where the walls met the ceiling.

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I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to express in text that corner,

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in all its relationship to me as I lay looking at it.

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