David Finkelstein
Balancing on a Molecule (Dirt: Part Three), 16:30 min, Color, United States, 2022
Balancing on a Molecule uses animation, music, and incantations to enact a series of video rituals, trying to strike a balance between rapture and vulnerability. In order for rituals to be effective, we need to place our trust in them, which can open the door to revelation, but also leave us open to manipulation and madness.
David Finkelstein is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow. His video work has been featured in numerous film festivals around the world and has won awards at 25 of them. In 2013, he was an invited artist at the Traverse Vidéo Festival in Toulouse, France.