When we were choosing which project to be part of, I was drawn to Adrianas because I really liked her concept of bringing nature indoors and the fact that it incorporated video. We began by scouting out different locations for our instillation. We decided on a room inside the printmaking classroom that was the perfect size for our project, and also had huge windows on one side to add to the nature theme. We then began ordering sheer curtains and metal rods, which we would use as our screen for the video projections. Then, we started clearing out the storage room, which I thought would take us way longer than it did, so that we could begin installing the metal rods and curtains.

The goal of the project was to immerse the viewer in both the peaceful and chaotic elements of nature. Each member of our group went out into nature and captured different footage, such as flowers, trees, lakes, bugs, and the sky. We realized that a lot of the footage was either too short or shaky, so that’s when we came up with the idea of having a chaotic montage with quick cuts in the video to disorient the viewer. During the editing phase, I contributed by adding smooth transitions to the peaceful footage and rough transitions to the footage. We also experimented with audio and visual combinations, we added a soothing soundtrack to accompany the sounds of nature, and at times switched around the audio and videos. After completing the video, we connected the media players to the projectors and set them up on pedestals.