
A Couple of Things I Saw a Few Times (2025)
multichannel video installation w/ stereo audio
presented by Joseph Bourdeau + Anqi Liu @ "Working Title 2025"
produced by Project [BLANK]; St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego, California
This work presents five channels of prerecorded video materials, synced to stereo audio as a way to examine the moments of everyday beauty that can be found both within and between times of activity. As we forge new memories on aging hardware, it is sometimes surprising what fragments of experience are deemed relevant, and preserved. It is also surprising how the process of storage and recall often distorts memory, creating images which can be hazy, idealized, or otherwise unrealistic. This work uses video footage of both rare and recurring experiences to explore the artists’ experience of memory, as well as the ways in which the mundane or private rituals of daily life can provide seeds for larger, more abstract experiences.
video by Anqi Liu
The video below presents documentation of the five-channel fixed video w/ stereo audio which played on loop during the installation. This material was presented on three 4:3 standard-definition screens, along with two 16:9 HD flatscreens.
All video was shot + processed by Joseph Bourdeau + Anqi Liu.
Fixed video arranged and mixed for installation by Joseph Bourdeau
Fixed audio recorded by Anqi Liu, and processed by Joseph Bourdeau


photo by Robbie Bui

video by Joseph Bourdeau

photo by Robbie Bui