Rachel Rose: The Last Day (2023)
The Last Day (2023) is a poignant meditation by Rachel Rose on loss, memory, and the passage of time. Prompted by her daughter鈥檚 instinctive response to the death of a friend, Rose crafts a lyrical allegory of Earth's evolution, unfolding across seven symbolic 鈥渄ays.鈥� Composed of thousands of medium-format photographs taken in her child鈥檚 bedroom, the seven-minute video traverses geological epochs through carefully staged still lifes of everyday childhood objects鈥攄rawing connections between deep time and personal experience.
Accompanying the video, five delicate drawings in ink, pencil, and watercolour capture the fleeting rituals of early childhood, offering a tender, dreamlike view into a child鈥檚 world.
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The Last Day (2023) is a poignant meditation by Rachel Rose on loss, memory, and the passage of time. Prompted by her daughter鈥檚 instinctive response to the death of a friend, Rose crafts a lyrical allegory of Earth's evolution, unfolding across seven symbolic 鈥渄ays.鈥� Composed of thousands of medium-format photographs taken in her child鈥檚 bedroom, the seven-minute video traverses geological epochs through carefully staged still lifes of everyday childhood objects鈥攄rawing connections between deep time and personal experience.
Accompanying the video, five delicate drawings in ink, pencil, and watercolour capture the fleeting rituals of early childhood, offering a tender, dreamlike view into a child鈥檚 world.
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