Portraits of Care
The work was developed over a period of time through people participating from different locations. “Portraits of Care” showcases the journey of co-creators from varied disciplines across different parts of the world as a community dance film experiment. This film shows how we can create a shared, unique, intimate, caring, and safe space through a camera during a pandemic. The experiment started as a reflection of a wish, an intense desire, to connect to a broader community of people from different disciplines of writing, cinematography, dance, architecture, and filmmaking. Across these different genres, how is the feeling of care expressed?Considering the pandemic, the work, connections, and conversations that shaped this project remained virtual. None of us had ever met before; yet, through this work, we found a shared space for weaving personal and collective memories of dealing with the “new normal.” Our conversations were magical—they allowed a virtual space to become our “real” space in an increasingly disillusioned world. Giving ourselves the freedom to care, sharing our experiences with trust, and being vulnerable became a foundation upon which this experiment took shape. As we learn to handle the uncertainties of every day, this film voices our thinking, doubts, contemplations, and our intent to care.
The work was developed over a period of time through people participating from different locations.
“Portraits of Care” showcases the journey of co-creators from varied disciplines across different parts of the world as a community dance film experiment. This film shows how we can create a shared, unique, intimate, caring, and safe space through a camera during a pandemic. The experiment started as a reflection of a wish, an intense desire, to connect to a broader community of people from different disciplines of writing, cinematography, dance, architecture, and filmmaking. Across these different genres, how is the feeling of care expressed?Considering the pandemic, the work, connections, and conversations that shaped this project remained virtual. None of us had ever met before; yet, through this work, we found a shared space for weaving personal and collective memories of dealing with the “new normal.” Our conversations were magical—they allowed a virtual space to become our “real” space in an increasingly disillusioned world. Giving ourselves the freedom to care, sharing our experiences with trust, and being vulnerable became a foundation upon which this experiment took shape. As we learn to handle the uncertainties of every day, this film voices our thinking, doubts, contemplations, and our intent to care.
Keywords:
intuitions, belonging, connection, empathy, trust
Action Words:
community, connection, vulnerability, radical care, intuition, being in nature, dancing, embrace, seeking, sharing, support