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Ft. Ari Lennox & Anthony Ramos

If You Want

Me To Stay

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Motion study Visual experiment Sound-integrated sequence

TYPE OF WORK

Anomaly

AGENCY NAME

Crown Royal

CLIENT NAME

RELEASED

(Introduction)

AMERICA'S CULTURAL LANDMARKS, THE BARS THAT GIVE HEART AND CULTURE TO OUR TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES, FACED THE BIGGEST THREAT THEY HAVE EVER MET. WITHOUT HELP, OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST ICONIC BARS, CLUBS, AND STAGES WOULD'VE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.

AMERICA'S CULTURAL LANDMARKS, THE BARS THAT GIVE HEART AND CULTURE TO OUR TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES, FACED THE BIGGEST THREAT THEY HAVE EVER MET. WITHOUT HELP, OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST ICONIC BARS, CLUBS, AND STAGES WOULD'VE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.

Layers finding their balance

(Approach)

The project began with a set of simple motion rules.

The project began with a set of simple motion rules.

Speed, direction, and repetition were defined early, then deliberately disrupted to introduce instability and tension.

Speed, direction, and repetition were defined early, then deliberately disrupted to introduce instability and tension.

Sequences were built through iteration. Frames were layered, removed, re-timed, and reassembled until instability felt structural rather than accidental. Decisions were guided by rhythm and perception, not symmetry or balance.

Sequences were built through iteration. Frames were layered, removed, re-timed, and reassembled until instability felt structural rather than accidental. Decisions were guided by rhythm and perception, not symmetry or balance.

Frames captured mid-iteration, before structure settled and outcomes became clear.

Frames captured mid-iteration, before structure settled and outcomes became clear.

(Challenge)

The main challenge was sustaining tension without arrival.

The main challenge was sustaining tension without arrival.

Removing narrative payoff risked visual fatigue or passive ambiguity. The work needed to remain engaging while actively resisting clarity, closure, or resolution.

Removing narrative payoff risked visual fatigue or passive ambiguity. The work needed to remain engaging while actively resisting clarity, closure, or resolution.

(Solution)

Instability served as the organizing structure, with irregularities defining the system instead of being corrected.

Instability served as the organizing structure, with irregularities defining the system instead of being corrected.

Timing imperfections, visual drag, and misalignment became signals instead of errors. Irregularity was amplified to create anticipation rather than correction.

Timing imperfections, visual drag, and misalignment became signals instead of errors. Irregularity was amplified to create anticipation rather than correction.

Motion study Visual experiment Sound-integrated sequence

The final sequence unites through rhythm, not completion, with coherence arising from repetition and delay rather than explanation.

The final sequence unites through rhythm, not completion, with coherence arising from repetition and delay rather than explanation.

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(Achievements)

Unstable Sequence was presented across online and physical contexts.

Unstable Sequence was presented across online and physical contexts.

The work encouraged extended viewing and repeat engagement, with audiences responding more to rhythm, timing, and atmosphere than to narrative interpretation.

The work encouraged extended viewing and repeat engagement, with audiences responding more to rhythm, timing, and atmosphere than to narrative interpretation.

Echoes From The Audience
Echoes From The Audience
Anna Blake

“This work holds your attention in a quiet, almost unsettling way. It resists easy interpretation, yet feels deeply intentional. The work invites you to stay longer than you planned, noticing tension and subtle emotional weight with each loop.”

“This work holds your attention in a quiet, almost unsettling way. It resists easy interpretation, yet feels deeply intentional. The work invites you to stay longer than you planned, noticing tension and subtle emotional weight with each loop.”

Anna Blake

Anna Blake

Radio Star Media

Radio Star Media

Repeat Viewing

Viewers spent longer than average looping the sequence, frequently replaying sections without linear progression or defined endpoints.

Interpretation Range

Responses varied widely, confirming the work’s openness. Feedback focused on sensation, tension, and temporal shifts rather than explicit meaning.

Cross-Format Interest

The piece was referenced across motion, sound, and installation discussions, demonstrating adaptability beyond a single medium or presentation format.

Repeat Viewing

Viewers spent longer than average looping the sequence, frequently replaying sections without linear progression or defined endpoints.

Interpretation Range

Responses varied widely, confirming the work’s openness. Feedback focused on sensation, tension, and temporal shifts rather than explicit meaning.

Cross-Format Interest

The piece was referenced across motion, sound, and installation discussions, demonstrating adaptability beyond a single medium or presentation format.

If You Want

Me To Stay

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Me To Stay

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