Candel

Bound by Blood

A documentation of the unfolding process

I. The Genesis

Picking up a skateboard after a decade-long hiatus became a re-education in gravity, injury, and the body's resilience. To ride again is to re-learn the rhythm of falling and the quiet ritual of healing.

Process Image

Click the artifact above to examine the details in full.

II. The Visceral Influence

The art lies in the documentation of movement and the passage of time. To watch the body adapt, struggle, and inevitably fail is to witness the most honest form of creation.

Time Lapse Influence
Skate Fail Movement Loop

A documentation of the body's mechanical failure and repair; choppy, consistent, and hauntingly persistent.

III. The Final Offering

The culmination of the cycle: a stop-motion documentation of the wounds sustained through the concrete ritual of skateboarding. Click to witness "Bound by Blood."

Youtube Link to Final Animation