Pains of Forever

This work takes the form of a private home video left unseen which probes the relationship between love and suicide Hinging upon Goethes seminal novel The Sorrows of Young Werther my monologue speaks of the events that transpired between my parents on their slow dance toward destruction This monologue unfolds quietly over footage filmed mere months ago intimate footage of my lovers elder sister with her husband footage I had intended to show my parents Communication can be painfully heartwrenchingly difficult especially with those we love When will our life end When will our love end Adrift on a sea of the unknown in an age of stillness rocked by chaos simultaneous and scattered perhaps the only response is to pause in place and stand allied with those unable to fulfill their love and life To cope is to quietly confront the impossibility of communication UMMMI