By Interrupting The Natural Rate Of The Firecrackers
Explosion, This Piece Engages The Viewer Through Its
Beauty And Violence. The Tension Between These Two
Elements Creates A Sense Of Confrontation That Is
Aggressive, Playful And Also Ridiculous. After Being
Lit By A Man At The Start Of The Piece, The Firecracker
Has Been Edited In A Way That Disrupts The Natural
Course Of Its Explosion. Exploding At An Erratic And
Unpredictable Pace, Once Lit, The Firecracker Appears
To Be Inextinguishable. With Long Moments Of Silence,
Suggesting The Explosion Has Extinguished, The Viewer
Is Denied A Sense Of Relief As It Continues To Restart.
As A Result, The Explosion Is Simultaneously Frightening
And Absurd.
Although The Piece Was Filmed In India, It Is Not
The Exact Location, But The Ambiguity Of It That Is
Relevant To The Work. Similarly, The Uncertainty Of
The Camera Being Inside Or Outside Of The Gates Leaves
The Issue Of Positions Unresolved.
Lingering Between Documentary And Entertainment, The
Work Is Concerned With Notions Inconclusiveness And
Unpredictable Reoccurrences.