Nesting

Nesting is a six-channel video installation exploring the intimate moments of early motherhood through a scattered yet connected viewing experience. Ten short videos are distributed across six devices of varying sizes mounted at different heights in the corner of a gallery space, creating a constellation of moving images that viewers can navigate individually or with another seated viewer.
Through unique editing and unconventional framing, the work examines concepts of intimacy and attunement as they manifest in the mother-child relationship. The installation’s design mirrors the fragmented yet interconnected nature of early parenting—moments of connection scattered across time and space, requiring the viewer to move between screens much like a parent moves between the multiple demands of caregiving.
The varying device sizes reference the different scales of attention motherhood requires, from the intimate close-up moments captured on smaller screens to broader contexts displayed on larger ones. A single bluetooth speaker provides audio that drifts across the installation space, creating an sonic environment that unifies the fragmented visual narrative. The idea that two people can listen to the audio at once, offers another level of intimacy while experiencing the work.
By documenting my time with my son during his early years, I examined my own insecurities about mothering and belonging, questions that the installation format extends to viewers as they navigate their own relationship to the intimate scenes unfolding across multiple screens.