Strike: Update

This is my latest update of Strike, a piece about source light. I found that matches only exist within the context of humans because we are the only people who use them and are capable of striking them. A match sitting on its own is not a source of any light. Someone has to act upon it, strike it.

This is a collage of three different "situations" using matches. I am still tweaking the editing and coloring. My goal is to get rid of the boxes in the background so light comes from the pitch black of the whole screen as opposed to a small frame. I was told that people's outfits are distracting, but I was very interested in giving very few directions to the people involved so that it was a purer form of interaction. I don't think I want to change that thought of it.

Also, my friend Max Shults has offered to write music, which would maintain the striking match sounds but add another layer to the piece.

Strike from Laura Thompson on Vimeo.