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Passive Spherical Video

Altar

Directed by:

Avery Cather

Country:

USA

Runtime:

00:05:25

This piece explores the connection between my late grandfather and I, wherever he may be. I use the camera as a portal and use it to explore birthday celebration and signs from the other side.

Director:

Avery Cather

My name is Avery Cather, but growing up my grandmother would call me her “sensitive flower”. I am a video artist and photographer based in Boston, MA, attending Emerson College. My practice is centered around grief, sacred ritual, memory embedded in spaces, and ephemera. While it may be hard to accept change and life transitions, my art is fueled by it. My work combines documentary and experimental narrative as I tell stories through photography, film, installation, and performance. Using techniques from my background in dance and film, I use the body and camera to bend mediums, expressing emotion and creating embodied experiences throughout my entire process. I am inspired by what I see every day: a cracked eggshell, a broken couch, a fallen tree branch. I implement empathy and active listening to continue my development as an artist.