Time of My Life (YouTube)
StartStopDemo3 (QuickTime)
The embedded clip is a snapshot of the ongoing Daily Photo Aging Project by Dan Hanna. It distinguishes itself from other photo-a-day time-lapse works by its duration of 17 years and its use of a custom ring apparatus.
From the project page:
The following image is of the apparatus that I am using to create a stop-motion animation of myself getting older. Every day I position myself in the center of this ring and take two simultaneous photos (180 degrees apart). The ring is marked off for the 365 days of the year and a pair of crosshairs (mounted on a sliding wooden fixture) are incremented along the circumference of the ring to line up with these markings. I use the crosshairs to position my head as nearly as possible in the center of the ring. So far, I've accumulated approximately 17 years worth of photos (the project was started in '91).
The second link above is for StartStopDemo3 by Steven Hoskins whose work I've posted before. Hoskins has collaborated with Hanna by taking the clip and reconfiguring the images in 32 asynchronous channels. The result calms the jittery headrush of the original and produces an evocative blur.
Thanks to Steven Hoskins.
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