aftertide, 16mm, digital, 03:30, 2025

In the spring of 2025, the coasts of California and adjacent Mexican waters witnessed a series of whale strandings. For these colossal beings, the moment of beaching signifies a cessation of time; their histories, once dynamic, become immutable upon landfall.

Each shutter release marks a collapse of time; the celluloid, an unstable relic, succumbs to gradual decay. Time, akin to tidal movements, cyclically resurfaces, coalescing into memory, solidifying into fossil, then receding—only to return.

Aftertide meditates on decaying 35mm film negatives and ephemeral footage, examining the interplay between sound, corporeality, and temporality.