by King Felix
The Moon.
The moon is lifeless, mysterious and lonely, thus making it's image an integral part of my work. Firstly, it symbolises the character's coldness and distance from reality, plus showing a hostility to human life. (The moon has no atmosphere and thus no protection from solar radiation. It's surface is also covered in tiny silicate crystals which are ultra-abrasive, meaning it's not the greatest place for humans to be.) Secondly, when looking up at the moon I sometimes imagine that it is not an object illuminated by the sun's rays, but rather a hole cut out of black paper that makes up the night sky. This is similar to the aperture through which the character in my film sees in order to kill himself. And thirdly, the moon expresses a similar statement to that of the huge geometric presences I was painting toward the beginning of the project.
A object of esoteric mystery hidden in plain sight.
Rene Magritte
The appearance of the moon is also a reference to Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, in which the main characters are able to tell they have entered a parallel universe by looking at the moon. In the alternate universe the characters witness two moons instead of one.
These thoughts have developed gradually over the last week or so and seem like they would add to the atmosphere of the film, and perhaps add structure. It will be quite difficult to get a usable shot of the moon, but my room has skylights and my friend has a very high quality camera with tripod and telephoto lens. And if that fails it can always be painted.
