WEBVTT 00:00:07.420 --> 00:00:12.140 [Elliott Hundley: Evoking Emotions] 00:00:20.380 --> 00:00:24.260 I'm staging imaginary operas. 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. 00:00:32.900 --> 00:00:33.900 [LAUGHS] 00:00:35.160 --> 00:00:40.640 It's a convention that we all read as normal, but it's a funny convention. 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:42.789 I like how artificial it is. 00:00:42.789 --> 00:00:48.420 But being so artificial, it definitely strives to evoke strong emotions. 00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:53.500 The music is the vehicle for the intensity of the emotion, 00:00:53.510 --> 00:00:56.100 and that's the priority, I think. 00:00:56.100 --> 00:00:58.100 That's definitely my goal-- 00:01:03.350 --> 00:01:11.130 creating some sort of emotional response from the work that I make. Absolutely. 00:01:19.140 --> 00:01:23.320 During the day, I spend my time collecting all of this stuff. 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:25.980 And that I can do with help. 00:01:28.200 --> 00:01:32.280 It's easier to work when I'm by myself, 00:01:36.740 --> 00:01:38.469 when it’s quiet. 00:01:38.469 --> 00:01:43.369 And there's also no time limit, you know, when you work in the evening. 00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:51.400 Collage has been one of the most relevant forms of art making. 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. 00:01:56.679 --> 00:01:59.759 So it's familiar. It reflects our reality. 00:02:01.300 --> 00:02:02.640 And it's self-evident. 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:07.860 There's no esoteric technique to make a collage. 00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:16.680 Because some of my subjects or the things that I'm trying to make 00:02:16.690 --> 00:02:22.480 are maybe trying to get at something mysterious or something unknown 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:25.500 or something emotional, 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-- 00:02:30.629 --> 00:02:34.509 that it's a good foil to my subject. 00:02:43.940 --> 00:02:49.280 I use stories to get the picture started, or to find components, 00:02:49.290 --> 00:02:52.360 or to locate a compelling narrative-- 00:02:52.360 --> 00:02:56.200 or a compelling situation. Maybe that's even a better word. 00:02:56.200 --> 00:02:58.480 Or a compelling psychology. 00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:03.060 And I'm interested in staging-- 00:03:03.069 --> 00:03:07.189 you know, all the tricks of creating the scene. 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:21.480 I don't know for what high school musical this backdrop could've possibly been made. 00:03:21.480 --> 00:03:23.580 It's called "Sci-Fi Office". 00:03:24.220 --> 00:03:26.220 I got this backdrop just for the photo shoot; 00:03:26.220 --> 00:03:27.459 I rented it. 00:03:27.459 --> 00:03:28.799 --[HUNDLEY, OFF CAMERA] It looks good... 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:30.160 --Three, two, one... 00:03:30.160 --> 00:03:31.740 [SOUND OF CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING AND FLASH FIRING] 00:03:34.100 --> 00:03:35.120 [SOUND OF CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING AND FLASH FIRING] 00:03:37.400 --> 00:03:38.280 --Perfect. 00:03:43.900 --> 00:03:47.760 I like to include images of the people in my life. 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. 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; 00:04:02.880 --> 00:04:05.180 that they’re not just images. 00:04:05.189 --> 00:04:06.649 It's not just color. 00:04:07.459 --> 00:04:08.840 It's not just a model. 00:04:09.420 --> 00:04:12.480 But it's people with identities. 00:04:15.730 --> 00:04:22.040 I think that if someone encountered my work, they would not necessarily know 00:04:22.040 --> 00:04:29.830 that the model in my photograph or painting was someone important to me. 00:04:29.830 --> 00:04:33.870 But I do think that it changes my attitude towards the subject, 00:04:33.870 --> 00:04:37.970 and I think that ultimately that's what changes the picture.