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This work is a video project in which, whenever I feel the urge to preserve a momentary memory or emotion, I record what I consider at that time to be my “last words” or will, within a strict one-minute limit. The recordings are made intermittently, and I intend to continue this practice as a lifelong work, documenting it until my death.

 

There are sections in the video where the audio has been intentionally removed. These edits correspond to content that cannot be made public while I am still alive.

 

One minute is far too short and unsatisfying as a final message. At the end of a human life, even if one wishes to leave behind everything that matters, it is impossible to do so. Even if a single important thing can be preserved, other equally important things inevitably fall away. In response to this dilemma of “last words,” I want to resist it, if only slightly.

 

My ideal scenario is to continue recording for so long that, when I am old and still filming these videos, people around me might say ironically, “He’s still alive.” I imagine these videos being shown at my own funeral.

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