Melt
2019
Single channel
colour HD video
stereo
camera sound
Duration:
4’33”
Location: Suffolk
Winter frost glistens on the skin of a wizened quince fruit from the forest garden, where off camera I gently breathe onto its icy, frosted skin. The warmth from my breath slowly, imperceptibly at first, starts to melt the surface; a simple metaphor for ice melt as indicator of climate change. Off screen the microphone intensifies engine sounds from vehicles driving by, unintentionally imposing their insistence, synonymous with pollution, damage, reliance and dependency.