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PAPERS, RESEARCH, & JOURNALS
SEMBLANCES OF DAYS GONE: ACHIEVING PERIOD ACCURATE VISUALS WITH MODERN FILM TECHNOLOGY
Semblances of Days Gone explores how filmmakers can authentically replicate the visual aesthetics of past eras using modern digital tools. Focusing on East Asian cinema from 2000–2004, it identifies six core elements for achieving period accuracy: optics and lens aberrations, aspect ratios, film stock and color palettes, filtration, and the overall “filmic” texture.
Through technical research, testing, and creative application, the study demonstrates that modern technology can recreate distinctive historical looks—while also acknowledging the challenges posed by unique artifacts of past filmmaking processes. By blending scientific precision with artistic intent, the work provides a framework for cinematographers seeking to capture not just the essence but the authentic visuals of bygone eras.
BEARING: THE POWER IN PLEASURE AND IGNITING DESTRUCTION
Bearing is a photographic work that fuses Shibari rope art with political resistance. Set against an upside-down, blood-streaked American flag, the image reframes bondage as both empowerment and protest—challenging stereotypes while confronting the violence of the Trump era.
Distributed as posters and online through CAATO (Collective Artists Against Tyranny and Oligarchy), the piece invites viewers to engage, donate, and take part in collective resistance. By merging aesthetics of pleasure, destruction, and defiance, Bearing insists that art can be both healing and revolutionary.