Jacob’son
Project details
- Year
- 2022
- Programme
- Bachelor – Audiovisual Design
- Practices
- Honours Programme
- Minor
- Critical Studies
Summary
My film Jacob’son is a short movie about my relationship with my estranged father. It is a message to myself to reconcile a missing part of me and my identity. It is a mixed media montage incorporating a voice over that narrates about the last time I saw my father as a child. And how I have grown up to recognise him in me and in the people around me.
The effects of trauma I have experienced mirror that of my father’s afflictions. With the use of old photographs I contextualize my past. To bring the past to my current understanding. Making amends with the absence of the person that has shaped me. To finally stop looking outwards and to find what is inside.
Tristan Kingdon
Tristan’s artistic journey began with cherished childhood memories of watching iconic films like Star Wars and Star Trek alongside his grandfather. This early exposure ignited a fascination with the future that would shape his artistic path. With an unwavering curiosity about the rapid advancement of technology, Tristan has dedicated his career as an artist to unraveling its impact on the contemporary zeitgeist. During his time at the WDK, Tristan delved into the intricate relationship between technology and society.
At the age of 29 Tristan felt he misunderstood the masculine identity. His graduation project initially focused on comprehending the far-reaching implications of the #MeToo movement and the influence of the manosphere on today’s young men, prompting him to ponder the need for redefinition and reinvention of masculinity as a means to understand himself and to futureproof masculinity.
However his project took a deeply personal turn. After meeting his estranged father after 17 years. Tristan decided to rather than solely examining external factors, embark on an inward exploration of his own understanding of manhood. Through artistic research guided by his teachers (with special thanks to Miguel) at the WDK, he peeled back the layers of his own psyche to ultimately arrive at his current understanding of manhood.