The Sunset is part of a series titled the Auto-Affection Videos. In this two-minute video, a sunset-for-one is created at the bottom of a cup using a glass of warm water, a black-berry, and a candle. As the glass is tipped back, the water becomes an ocean, the berry becomes an island, and the breath becomes the sound of the surf as the candle (sun) sets inside the cup. I refer to the rituals in these videos as surreal self care exercises. They are largely reproducible activities with varying complexity, intended for one person to do alone. I situate them between ASMR videos (autonomous sensory meridian response), visual poems, and surrealist games, reflecting new forms and rituals for self-soothing.
The Sunset (Auto-Affection Video Series), Single channel video, runtime: 2:00, 2020