To look for inspiration, I re-watched the footage we took on our navigator day and screenshotted scenes that resonated with me. I noticed that the scenes I were drawn to were ones expressing human emotion and character, which I also fixated on during my journey.
I became interested in the concept of a “screenshot.” To paint a screenshot would be to create subjectivity out of a concept intrinsically devoid of style. As I believe the source’s nature is as fleeting as an image can represent, I would transform a split-second human moment into something more lasting and personal, to stylistically incorporate how I experienced it as an onlooker.
Jessica Yang 