Take, Pause, Movement — kym mcdaniel

Video Still from "Take, Pause, Movement"

Brooke, a Korean-American filmmaker and animator, wearing all black with short black hair is taking a picture of Kym, a light-skinned woman wearing a bright orange floral dress with short blonde hair. Kym is curled up inside a sheer gold fabric.

Video Still from "Take, Pause, Movement"

Kym, a light-skinned woman wearing a bright orange floral dress with short blonde hair, curled up inside a sheer gold fabric. There are many people behind her, not paying attention.

Video Still from "Take, Pause, Movement"

Kym, a light-skinned woman wearing a bright orange floral dress with short blonde hair. Her arms are crossed over her upper body, and her fingers hyper-extend as they stretch out. She just barely holds onto a sheer gold fabric.

Take, Pause, Movement

Pixilation performance, single channel projection/installation, 2018

Camera: Brooke Thiele & Hannah Hamalian

Animation, Edit, Sound: Brooke Thiele

Performance: Kym McDaniel

Like bees buzzing around flowers in summer, a group of concert goers are distracted by a pixilation performance happening outside the venue. A rumination of control and/or lack of in relationship to the body, consumption, and desire. A collaboration with filmmakers and animators Brooke Thiele and Hannah Hamalian.

Present Music : Sound & Site

June 23 2018

Lyden Sculpture Gardens

Milwaukee WI

Video Description: Two videos side by side. The left video is comprised of hundreds of photographs taken at a wide-angle by Hannah (offscreen). We see both Brooke, a Korean-American filmmaker and animator, wearing all black with short black hair, taking pictures of Kym, a light-skinned woman wearing a bright orange floral dress with short blonde hair. Kym slowly moves, gestures, contorts, and curls her body and light gold fabric around her. The right video is comprised of hundreds of photographs, but this time we see Kym from Brooke’s camera angles - she is closer and more intimately related to the camera.