Through A Glass Darkly
Through A Glass Darkly, single channel video, 2008
So as through a glass, and darkly, The age long strife I see
Where I fought in many guises, Many names, but always me.
—Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
Through A Glass Darkly is a remix of landscapes from popular films that depict conflict. The chronological compilation relies on the influence of cinema to access a collective memory of images of war. While peaceful, they are frightening moments in their original context, used to contrast tranquility with chaos, beauty with destruction, and property with the actions that attempt its acquisition. Seen in this form, they remind the viewer that war is violent and chaotic while questioning the idea that conflict is a means to an end.
video, military, appropriation
.mov, 38.8 MB (excerpt)