2’48”

2015

An animated etching of a bedroom in the Palace of Versailles depicts the room in the midst of an earthquake. Eventually all the elements — objects, furniture, decorative features — fall to the floor. The once crowded walls are left empty, with only a few lines signifying the space. Symbols of power and glorification break into useless shards, and in the end the animation becomes still and uncluttered, turning into a clear and peaceful landscape. The Palace of Versailles is not only a symbol of France, but a universal symbol of power, control, and self-aggrandizement through materialism.