Thinking about the gap between inside and outside, I somehow thought of a scene of a flower contained in a clear ball being watered, which is like the situation where I’m contained in a shell that’s hard but fragile, light and hollow, and the inside is unable to be reached.
As I thought further, it would create a stronger contrast if it happened in a pot, just like a scene of watering a plant, and I should keep watering it even if the water and the ball spilled. Thinking about some feedback I got from SOI, I was told to think about fullness as well. I think the fullness of the water and the emptiness in the ball creates a stronger feeling of futility.
I considered about using a flower/leaf/feather and I decided to use a leaf as it related more to a single part from a whole than a flower, which indicates fragmentary ego better, and a leaf fits better in the scene of watering than a feather.
I also want to have sand in the pot as soil while sand doesn’t hold water, which creates the futility of the action.
I thought for a while where to shoot this scene and I decided it to be next to the window where the garden could be seen through to create a contrast between the dying single leaf inside and lively plants outside. And the windows should be shut, which gives a feeling of being isolated with the function that they can be opened, although people don’t go through windows but doors.
As I experimented with clear plastic balls before, I thought of using them at the beginning to contain the leaf. Then thinking about fragility, I decided to use glass. But I’ll try the plastic ball first before I receive glass balls. Also thought about the shape, I still want to use a ball because it’s like a planet as an individual.
I’m worried that the video would be really short because the clear pot I have is very small. So I thought about also shooting the set up of the scene including putting the leaf into the ball, putting sand into the pot, etc. But I decided just to shoot the action of watering because it’s the only meaningful moment. Although I’m still worried about this single scene too simple, I’ll try it first anyway. It’s better than nothing.
Eva Wang 