SJ Ramir

"In This Valley of Respite, My Last Breath..." (2018)

5 min 7 secSingle channel / Digital Video / Black & White / Sound

"A valley starved of light. Weariness. Fatigue. An offering of shelter; a surrender of breath..."

Artist's statement

    Other works by SJ Ramir

    Departure
    SJ Ramir

    Departure (2007)

    An anonymous figure moves through a harsh and inhospitable landscape.

    Departure
    Disquiet
    SJ Ramir

    Disquiet (2011)

    After travelling by foot through a dark, woodland forest, a figure enters into a desolate, desert-like world.

    Disquiet
    In black and white, wheat seed heads move in the wind.
    SJ Ramir

    My Song Is Sung (2015)

    An examination of physical space that is no longer occupied.

    My Song Is Sung
    Long field grasses sway in dim evening light.
    SJ Ramir

    cold clay, emptiness... (2010)

    An anonymous figure moves in slow motion through an empty and remote rural environment.

    cold clay, emptiness...
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