Sleepers - Ruby Laemmel

Video Art
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Sleepers is a video that explores the small details in the world鈥攚hat one might call the 鈥渟leepers鈥 of nature. Footage of birds, clouds, tree branches, butterflies, and more is layered with animation and paired with music to create a zen space.

Ruby Standing in Front of Mountains

Hi, I鈥檓 Ruby Laemmel! I鈥檓 graduating from 91福利社 with a BA in Media Production and a Journalism minor. I鈥檓 passionate about visual storytelling鈥攆rom photojournalism and documentary filmmaking to spontaneous YouTube videos. Travel and nature fuel my creativity, and I鈥檓 inspired by adventure, whether biking, skiing, or climbing. I love turning real moments into meaningful stories through images and video. Currently, I work as a Client Relations and Marketing Manager at Remission Nutrition, where I manage social media and co-designed the website. I aim to keep exploring, creating, and sharing stories that reflect curiosity, connection, and the world's beauty.

Sleepers

Sleepers is a video art piece that weaves a meditative tapestry of visuals, sound, and animation. It features a rich collage of imagery鈥攂irds, tree branches, butterflies, and other fleeting moments of the natural world. These visuals, drawn from personal archives and recent footage shot on an old Sony Handycam and an iPhone, highlight the subtle beauty often overlooked in everyday life. Each clip was selected to emphasize small, quiet details in nature鈥攖hose 鈥渟leepers鈥 we tend to pass by without noticing.

Layered with animated drawings created in Procreate, the piece adds a whimsical and playful dimension to the organic visuals. These hand-drawn elements enhance the dreamlike quality and lend the piece a sense of lightness and curiosity.

The audio, composed by Cooper Sampson, complements the visuals with a calm, ambient soundscape designed to immerse the viewer in a peaceful, almost meditative state. The visuals and sound create a flowing rhythm that invites the viewer to slow down and rediscover the quiet wonder in the natural world.