A video composition about the conflicts surrounding the Berlin Wall told through found footage including: Beethoven's Tempest Sonata (Piano Sonata No. 17) played by Wilhelm Kempff, scenes from Wings of Desire, audio from Shakespeares The Tempest, and news footage from multiple sources of the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall.
"These our actors, as I foretold you, were all spirits and are melted into air, into thin air; and, like the baseless fabric of this vision, the cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solemn temples, the great globe itself, yea all which it inherit, shall dissolve, and, like this insubstantial pageant faded, leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with sleep." (The Tempest, Act IV, scene i, 148-158)
These lines from The Tempest were the inspiration for my video and hold so much more meaning than I could begin to put into words--but I will try!
This video was meant to capture an individuals experience through a dreamlike stream of consciousness of analyzing a physical object as well as creating our understanding of its significance. The Tempest is a tragicomedy in which the protagonist discovers how dreams and spirits can establish a new cerebral truth of existence, while Wings of Desire is about an angel discovering the world for what it is through substantial sensory pleasures. Through the editing of sound and image, I aimed to fabricate a reality where the intangible world of spirits and angels meets the constructed world of man in order to break down what we see versus what we feel or experience (more specifically surrounding the erection of the Berlin Wall). My connection between The Tempest, Wings of Desire, and the Berlin Wall is based on the idea that reality is perception and the physical existence of something or someone is only as important as the meaning we ascribe to the material item.
I hope you enjoy!
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