Wrath (Harry HD)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
In this piece, the suburbs, with their white picket fences, lush greenery, and undercurrents of neighborly (or marital) tension, become a setting for the deadly sin of wrath.
We see the gruesome aftermath of violence: a gravely wounded man in the foreground and a woman standing unperturbed in the distance. The moment unfolds in a kind of suspended animation, depicting the moment of catharsis and its immediate aftermath but offering no explanation of what led up to it.
Constructed initially as digital collages, the images were reworked from static illustrations into lightly animated motion pieces. A detached audio voiceover provides another layer to play off the images and create an eerie but lighthearted commentary on the sin of wrath.
Digital Illustrations in photoshop
Manipulated into motion with Pika and Runway
Audio created with Suno and Eleven Labs
AI generated music by Harry HD
Audio explanation
Listen to Harry HD discuss this work.
Harry HD is an LA based artist focusing on incorporating AI workflows into his practice. He currently works in design but has a background in animation and film-making.