Slow Cadence
Two Channel Synchronized HD Projection
Runtime: 21:18
2011
A four-part film exploring the changing relationship people in the Southeast have with the land. Subjects include wildlife biologists, commercial farmers, and naturalists who are all directly affected by development that is spreading through once rural areas and shifts in the southern economy.
For many generations, inhabitants of the American South were raised with a strong appreciation and connection to nature. In recent history, that way of life has diminished because of shifts in the Southern economy and in the agricultural industry. What are the larger implications of the change in pace of living and in the direct relationship people had to nature? This film examines the lifestyles, occupations and recreations of people living in the southeastern region of the United States and tells a cinematic story about the relationship they have to nature and how it has impacted their lives. The title of the video alludes to both a slower pace of living and the slower way of speaking associated with the region.
Made in collaboration with Wes Eastin.
Commissioned by the Columbus Museum of American Art.