HOUSE IN MY DREAMS

House in My Dreams is about animating the home I was coming to terms with leaving. As Gabriel García Márquez said "I returned one day and discovered that between reality and nostalgia was the raw material for my work." I had collected many old photos of girls and women over the years and realized they all dated from a time when the subjects of the photos could have lived in my old house. I animated the house with them and paired them with wildlife that fit my imaginings about them. It is a house of wonder filled with music, a faint calliope in the distance and a violin singing closer but unseen. The violin is just slightly out of tune, signaling something deeper where magical things happen. The idea for this series evolved out of a belief from my childhood. I felt in my heart that if I could just get a rescued animal home that it would be safe and thrive. This is a secret place where the occupants are protected from threat and danger. In this sanctuary there are caregivers to attend to the inhabitants’ needs. Most of the caregivers are children because they have a natural affinity for animals and still have the capacity to love with all of their heart. I am singing a song in a small child’s voice asking mankind to treasure all living creatures.