artist statement
'Nintendo's Reality' is a video highlighting the virtual journey of iconic Nintendo characters in comparison to a realistic perspective. It details how the fictional tales involved with games are directly related to the implications faced within our day to day lives. The title itself is directly addresses the content within the video to avoid any confusion from the viewers as to what the film is about. The [500] Days of Summer inspired split screen design is included to incorporate both interpretations upon the journey of evolution through Nintendo to provide an effective use of contrast. Inspired by the makings of Kanye West's Welcome to Heartbreak, a compression artifact approach was applied to correlate the virtual perspective of the characters of Mario and Yoshi into the world of reality. The datamoshing of the piece is used as a technique to draw a parallel between the two world to convey the connotative aspect of the artwork. The Kanye West and [500] Days of Summer inspired aesthetics of 'Nintendo's Journey' is meant to clarify the fact that the difference between the journey involved in a virtual character's gameplay is not so different to the realistic journey of our own lives.