Portrait Entry I-Breathe.

Video Portrait | 45 seconds | 2021

Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, Breathe is a 45-second video portrait reflecting on breath as an act of presence and survival. In a moment defined by uncertainty, isolation, and loss, the work turns to breath as both subject and grounding force.

Through restrained pacing and intimate framing, the piece resists urgency and productivity, offering stillness as a response to collective crisis. Breath becomes a quiet affirmation of being—acknowledging life as it unfolds rather than striving toward transformation.

Breathe invites viewers into a brief pause, holding space for gratitude, endurance, and the shared experience of continuing to exist during a time when breath itself carried heightened meaning.

Words: Kashira Dowridge