411 Oregon St.
video (2 min clip)
2007
link to full video (9:31 min)

I spent some time in the empty home across the street while the landlord slowly and carefully took apart the walls. I began to repair one of the walls that was still left standing and we discuss the concept of futility.  I then began filming as I both cleaned up the space and took it apart. I was really interested in the edges of the frame.

I like this video when it is projected large with the sound turned up.

The house burnt down one night before I could finish repairing the bedroom wall.  The landlord told me that the person who had last rented the house spent many hours fixing up the walls in the bedrooms even though he knew that the house was schedule for demolition.