1 00:00:07,420 --> 00:00:12,140 [Elliott Hundley: Evoking Emotions] 2 00:00:20,380 --> 00:00:24,260 I'm staging imaginary operas. 3 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:32,900 One of the things I find appealing about opera is it's kind of a ludicrous proposition. 4 00:00:32,900 --> 00:00:33,900 [LAUGHS] 5 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:40,640 It's a convention that we all read as normal, but it's a funny convention. 6 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,789 I like how artificial it is. 7 00:00:42,789 --> 00:00:48,420 But being so artificial, it definitely strives to evoke strong emotions. 8 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,500 The music is the vehicle for the intensity of the emotion, 9 00:00:53,510 --> 00:00:56,100 and that's the priority, I think. 10 00:00:56,100 --> 00:00:58,100 That's definitely my goal-- 11 00:01:03,350 --> 00:01:11,130 creating some sort of emotional response from the work that I make. Absolutely. 12 00:01:19,140 --> 00:01:23,320 During the day, I spend my time collecting all of this stuff. 13 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,980 And that I can do with help. 14 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,280 It's easier to work when I'm by myself, 15 00:01:36,740 --> 00:01:38,469 when it’s quiet. 16 00:01:38,469 --> 00:01:43,369 And there's also no time limit, you know, when you work in the evening. 17 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:51,400 Collage has been one of the most relevant forms of art making. 18 00:01:51,409 --> 00:01:56,679 I think it's resonant because it is made of the stuff that we see every day. 19 00:01:56,679 --> 00:01:59,759 So it's familiar. It reflects our reality. 20 00:02:01,300 --> 00:02:02,640 And it's self-evident. 21 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:07,860 There's no esoteric technique to make a collage. 22 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,680 Because some of my subjects or the things that I'm trying to make 23 00:02:16,690 --> 00:02:22,480 are maybe trying to get at something mysterious or something unknown 24 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,500 or something emotional, 25 00:02:25,500 --> 00:02:30,629 I think what's appealing to me about collage is the fact that it's so straightforward-- 26 00:02:30,629 --> 00:02:34,509 that it's a good foil to my subject. 27 00:02:43,940 --> 00:02:49,280 I use stories to get the picture started, or to find components, 28 00:02:49,290 --> 00:02:52,360 or to locate a compelling narrative-- 29 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,200 or a compelling situation. Maybe that's even a better word. 30 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,480 Or a compelling psychology. 31 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,060 And I'm interested in staging-- 32 00:03:03,069 --> 00:03:07,189 you know, all the tricks of creating the scene. 33 00:03:15,439 --> 00:03:21,480 I don't know for what high school musical this backdrop could've possibly been made. 34 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:23,580 It's called "Sci-Fi Office". 35 00:03:24,220 --> 00:03:26,220 I got this backdrop just for the photo shoot; 36 00:03:26,220 --> 00:03:27,459 I rented it. 37 00:03:27,459 --> 00:03:28,799 --[HUNDLEY, OFF CAMERA] It looks good... 38 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,160 --Three, two, one... 39 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,740 [SOUND OF CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING AND FLASH FIRING] 40 00:03:34,100 --> 00:03:35,120 [SOUND OF CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING AND FLASH FIRING] 41 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:38,280 --Perfect. 42 00:03:43,900 --> 00:03:47,760 I like to include images of the people in my life. 43 00:03:48,420 --> 00:03:55,200 All my friends know this about me, that I spend a lot of my energy asking their opinions. 44 00:03:56,260 --> 00:04:02,019 What's important to me about including my friends and family is that it raises the stakes; 45 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,180 that they’re not just images. 46 00:04:05,189 --> 00:04:06,649 It's not just color. 47 00:04:07,459 --> 00:04:08,840 It's not just a model. 48 00:04:09,420 --> 00:04:12,480 But it's people with identities. 49 00:04:15,730 --> 00:04:22,040 I think that if someone encountered my work, they would not necessarily know 50 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:29,830 that the model in my photograph or painting was someone important to me. 51 00:04:29,830 --> 00:04:33,870 But I do think that it changes my attitude towards the subject, 52 00:04:33,870 --> 00:04:37,970 and I think that ultimately that's what changes the picture.