Human perception is the process of gathering, interpreting, 
selecting and organizing information through the use of memory 
and the five senses. Change, existing simultaneously in movement 
and time, is perceived uniquely by each individual experiencing 
the phenomenon. While one may view birth as a long, painful 
obligation, another may see it as a scientific process and another 
as an additional number in a database. Consequently, perception 
tells more about an individual and his or her process used for 
assessment (memory and senses) than the actual phenomenon itself. 
I am interested in studying how different perceptions exist 
simultaneously. 

It is my intent to portray multiple perceptions of one event. Each 
work begins with a system I construct.  One principle change is the 
defining characteristic of each system. The system is recorded in 
real time using digital video to serve as a starting point from 
which to work. I then create multiple translations of the system. 
Each translation is intended to reflect a different perception of 
the system, therefore, the translations will be unique. For example, 
tally marks are used to record revolutions of a single brick. Text 
is used to translate visual language into written language 
(sentences and words). Audio translations, drawings and code are 
also used in the translation process. The translations are presented 
in sets corresponding to their specific system. The sets will 
exemplify a single moment in time where the multiple perceptions 
(translations) exist together forming new vantage points.

The abstract nature of the video is to insure that both the viewer 
and I start at the same point of understanding. The videos and the
translations exist independently from one another. Although both are
made present to the viewer, they cannot be experienced at the same 
time.