OBJECTIVE

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Choose a city from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities and create a video that interprets and reimagines Boston through the lens of that city.

DESIGN PROCESS

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I chose Ersilia from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, a place where relationships are mapped by strings stretched between buildings. I imagined Boston as a similar living web of connections, constantly shifting, quietly holding people together.

I spent a day filming in the city, placing myself in front of various crosswalks and documenting the flow of movement. Later, I reviewed and edited the footage to observe patterns in how strangers mirrored each other’s gestures, and how different intersections subtly echoed one another. 

I mapped elements in a crosswalk to digital instruments through Ableton Live, creating an auditory experience that mirrors the fluid and ever-changing dynamics of crosswalks. 

OUTCOME

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Chosen by the City of Boston for the 2024 Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition at Boston City Hall Galleries

Screened at Collins Cinema, MA

Screened at Refractions Film Festival, NY, Awarded Honorable Mention