Chris Canales-Cisneros

Deterioration

Kinetic Film Light Sculpture

“The art industry has achieved the ability to render all art materials archival; from the paper to the markers we use, they provide assurance that our creations will survive us. I often find myself moving in the opposite direction through the methodology of decreation, giving new meaning to matter through their desecration. With this project, I aim to exploit the vulnerability of film negatives by creating a kinetic sculpture that allows the audience to view the negative while actively contributing to its disintegration. The Sculpture will be comprised of two main components a log box that houses the film negatives and a box that houses the mechanical components. This component will move a series of LED lights up and down, allowing the negatives to be visible but slowly deteriorating them. This device rejects the nostalgic/romantic notions often associated with the film medium; instead of an intent to preserve the captured moments, the contraption operates to abolish their existence. ”