Free Will Is an Illusion Performance

Single channel HD video
1:13 min.

2020

“Free Will Is an Illusion” photo series serves as time stamps of the performance of the same name. Viewer’s engagement with the still images unfolds through the images’ intrinsic quality of composition, intensity, and contracts through an unfixed length of viewing time. The performance constantly evolves through image sequences over a fixed duration of its appearance and disappearance. The juxtaposition of a still image and a video is meant to present different perspectives that emphasize the fluidity of identity and social fabric, highlighting the interdependence and internal friction that drive their interrelationships. The time-based viewing experience provides a sense of narrative. Although ideology greatly affects self-perception, self-acceptance, and the ways that people envision their future—we are the ones who define, empower, and liberate ourselves.