Who’s There
Micah Bowers
VideoNovember 3 - 16, 2011
Micah Bowers enjoys stories but rarely believes them. They’re too tidy, too convenient. His work has a narrow focus. Instances. Occurrences. Like joining a conversation well underway.
Who’s There? noses in on the peculiarities of fear. Fear is the formative emotion for many Midwestern Americans. This is especially true in a pseudo Christian landscape where the role of grace is forgotten, the cost of forgiveness diminished, and the prevailing theology is focused on self-improvement. Naturally, we become our own gods, and our greatest good becomes a good life…if only we can be good enough. However, our continuing dissatisfaction with the good life and the extreme burden of its maintenance drives many of us to momentary escape. Who’s There? is a video short about the infancy of the escape cycle in a young boy’s life and his obsessive fear of its consequences.
About the Artist
Micah Bowers lives in Indianapolis, IN and recently graduated from the Electronic Time-Based Art program at Purdue University.
Image courtesy the artist.