Melissa Shaak

Intercoastal

video, 0:03:35

3:35 min

2023

The artist personifies a seeker whose exertions reveal a deep desire to connect interior and exterior worlds. She appears alone in a landscape, with objects that don’t fit the scene. Her movements are improvised, authentic responses to a contrived and illogical situation. In this way she offers a paradigm of the artistic process and a reminder that we are all seekers in this world. The video was filmed at Rafe’s Chasm in Gloucester, MA.

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