Seep (Hourglass)

Seep (Hourglass) uses audio, animation, and installation to recall the meditative and psychological experience of watching and hearing the rain.

Influenced by childhood memories of being inside on a rainy day, the act of noticing the rain drip down a windowpane allows one to disappear into another world or to just observe closely and quietly. The mind becomes quiet while listening to the rain and following the life of a drip; interacting, connecting, and separating.

Design & Exhibition

The hand-drawn images and stop-motion animations are played through an old black and white TV to connect the viewer to the past and to communicate a trance-like, meditative state of escaping the present. The watercolor drawings of clouds were animated using digital stop-motion on an iPad. The animations were then converted to analog using a variety of adaptors in order to play through an old black & white television.

This installation was presented at The Woskob Family Gallery at Penn State University. Curated by gallery director Ann Tarantino, the exhibition explores water from diverse viewpoints: whether as a medium for art-making, a springboard for exploring social justice issues, or as a metaphor for unknowable terrain. Participating Artists: Micaela Amateau Amato, Caetlynn Booth, Rob Carter, Ken Fandell, Bonnie Levinthal, Bethany Johnson, Giulia Piera Livi, Patrick McDonough, John Peña, Joseph Smolinski, and Jenna Spevack.

Press: Penn State News | Interview