Gulls, 2002 (excerpt)
Running time: continuous loop / SD / colour

Hovering time is resonant in this short video, which focuses attention on the flight of a gull.

“The notion of hovering time is resonant in this video loop seamlessly repeating itself. There is a profound sense of loss in a space where time stands still, where endings are denied, when natural conclusion is elusive.”
-Stuart Reid, from the essay “Time’s Betrayal: On Walter/Leaves”,

Camera: Sylvia Safdie
Editing: Marielle Quesney, Sylvia Safdie
Audio: Silent

This video was first shown at the exhibition Extensions at the Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario, and at the exhibition Extensions, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario in 2002. Since then it has been shown at several other venues.