For my Person-in-Time, I’m currently debating between two ideas, both taking the form of video:
1. As part of my existing long-term project, capturing another perhaps hopeless attempt: my trying to use high-definition sound recording in the hope to trigger Dudu’s libido. My plan is to go film at rabbits breeders’ shows and find a person that will agree to let me come record their rabbits while mating. I will then create a casting of my legs, find a way to keep those warm from within (perhaps by using an electronic blanket) and have the sound playback to Dudu with the goal of arousing him. The process will be documented and presented in video. My original idea was to specifically focus on ultrasonic sounds, since rabbits can hear on average, between 96Hz-49,000Hz, but obtaining an ultrasonic playback will be a complex and expensive endeavor, and perhaps should be a later step to this chapter.
2. Setting a specific setting for filming – static camera, same shot, controlled background, and lightning (should maybe look like an audition setting?). I will then invite students-actors from the drama department, one at a time, to read a short text. Each encounter will start with me asking the participating actor one fixed question (like “what is acting/playing?”), and then ask them to play the answer the previous actor gave (all of them except the first participant), thus creating a sort of reflexive chain of text. The way I imagine it, I will then have footage containing repetitive texts, some are authentic and some performed, and I’m curious if I’ll find an interesting tension and/or illusion to play with when editing.