As these lilies pop open their stamens do a graceful little dance. Filmed upon a black background, the composition of lilies appear to float in space, anchoring the focus of the viewer to the movements of each bloom and wilt.
Combined with a musical score by composer Jim Perkins, Red Lily 1b provides a moment of calm and reflection upon life, death, beauty, and the passing of time. The number in the title of the work reflects the number of times the video had to be shot in order to achieve the perfect composition - a commentary on the fickleness and unpredictability of nature in and of itself, and how, in contrast, it can be concretised and frozen in time through blockchain technology.