Faculty of Art
Integrated Media
Joel Jacob Mathew
Malarvadi (Flower Garden) | Media Research Project
Installation
2022
00:02:09 [hh:mm:ss]
In this project, I used my grandfather's poem to evoke my sense of identity through language. As an Indian Immigrant, I feel as though my culture will slip away if not held tightly. I use visuals from my childhood that react to the audio of my grandfather's recital of his poem.
“Language is like a flower, it will die if you don't nurture it. ”
Work by
Joel Jacob Mathew
Sound Designer/Video Artist
““To create, first, we must feel. To feel, first, we must be human.” I create art to highlight personal experiences, issues and flaws, whether through the visual abstraction of absent-mindedness or...” [More]
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