Absence is Present: MayJuneJuly
Phyllis Baldino Absence is Present: MayJuneJuly color/sound
Absence is Present: MayJuneJuly
2011
color/sound
27:14:15 minutes

This video triptych was shot during three consecutive months at Giverny. Baldino parallels the 'absence' or blind spot in her own sight (a collateral effect of recent open-heart surgery) with Monet's failing vision during his last years at his home and studio, today a popular tourist destination.


Absence is Present: MayJuneJuly
2011
color/sound
27:14:15 minutes (excerpt)

Video Triptych.
20 Gig video file played off a computer.
One projection of three, 16:9 channels.

Thanks to the Wexner Center for the Arts, Film/Video Studio Program for their generous support in providing an artist residency to finish this project. Special thanks to Bill Horrigan, Jennifer Lange and Paul Hill.