2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY: Quarantine Style

Screengrabs: Vimeo

A lot of people have been using their time in quarantine to learn new skills by taking classes. Some have have been catching up on their reading or doing home improvement projects. I’ve been binging my way through the entire original Law and Order series in chronological order (because that’s important). Then there’s designer Lydia Cambron, who decided to use her quarantine time reenacting the iconic ending scene from Stanley Kubrik’s 2001: A Space Odyssey shot-by-shot in her apartment. From Cambron’s Vimeo page:

2020: an isolation odyssey is a reenactment of the iconic finale of 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968). Restaged in the context of home quarantine, the journey through time adapts to the mundane dramas of self-isolation-poking fun at the navel-gazing saga of life alone and indoors.

This project began in late March and was completed in late May, spanning the height of the pandemic in New York City. Staged in a one bedroom Brooklyn apartment, 2020 presents an obvious similarity to the domestic setting of 2001. The stacked videos and synced movements also reveal parallels in emotion. The narrowness of daily life in a single space, transitioning from confusion to acceptance, a distorted sense of time, and 'returning' after a transformational event-all experiences analogous to quarantine. 

Talk about quarantine time well-spent! Suddenly rethinking all the hours I’ve been spending binging Law and Order. Check out the full video below:

Via: Neatorama