Hi Kai, I am a big fan of you, but I got a question today, and it may sound weird. So I saw your Antz mep part /old video, for MissDoonaQueen/ a couple of minutes ago and you surprised me... I don´t know if it was, since you know, art is relative, we see different stuff, but I thought it was a...
(cont). "pretty anti-religion video, and I don´t mind that it was, I am not religious myself, but I always thought you were a really open minded person and respected everything, since you edit with almost everything in the world, and this surprised me, again, not insulting or anithing. So, am I that wrong? I sound so bitchy, I don´t want to sound mean, I love your videos and you, you are a great person I love you!!!!"
Hey there! Don't worry you don't sound bitchy at all - just curious! :) I'm not insulted in the slightest! I'm really glad that I come across as an open minded person - this is seriously such a compliment that I can portray myself in such a way online!
As a bit of background, I have a huge respect for religion although I am not a religious individual myself. I was exposed to it growing up by my parents, so that I would have an understanding for it. I am very grateful that they did that - exposed me to church, took me to christmas mass, etc, but didn't force me to subscribe to a faith. They let me make that decision for myself. I have had both horrible experiences with organized religion, and incredibly touching ones. I've seen, what is in my opinion, religion done right, and religion done wrong. I have a huge amount of respect for people who believe so deeply in their faith - that's a very strong emotion/feeling and I respect this.
Personally my respect for religion hinges around whether or not it oppresses or invalidates anyone else in the process - my interpretation of religion is that it's a very personal thing, and everyone should be respected, whether they believe in a greater power or not. Although, if your religion/how you practice your religion is aggressive or hurtful to another person or group of people, then I simply have no respect for that.
With the Antz mep part, that was just an exploration into a different sort of thing - it was a bit of a creative collaboration with wanderluft, a dear friend of mine. We somehow escalated the theme of the part into something... very dark! XD It doesn't really portray any of my beliefs, or hers (she is "sorta" Christian - her words not mine XD). It was just a really interesting editing experiment into creating something around a particular theme. The footage itself is an interesting portrayal for this topic anyway, and really has a lot of layers to its construction through symbolism and content.
So basically it was just a creative experiment. I love how you applied "art is relative" to video editing, and this in particular - this is such an intelligent outlook, and seriously it's really nice to discuss video editing in such a way!! <3 So, I'm not sure if this really answers your question, but it wasn't necessarily supposed to be a message about anti-religion, or portraying my particular beliefs, just a sort of journey into a theme/topic. I hope this makes sense as an explanation, and answers your questions/concerns!
Hey there! Don't worry you don't sound bitchy at all - just curious! :) I'm not insulted in the slightest! I'm really glad that I come across as an open minded person - this is seriously such a compliment that I can portray myself in such a way online!
As a bit of background, I have a huge respect for religion although I am not a religious individual myself. I was exposed to it growing up by my parents, so that I would have an understanding for it. I am very grateful that they did that - exposed me to church, took me to christmas mass, etc, but didn't force me to subscribe to a faith. They let me make that decision for myself. I have had both horrible experiences with organized religion, and incredibly touching ones. I've seen, what is in my opinion, religion done right, and religion done wrong. I have a huge amount of respect for people who believe so deeply in their faith - that's a very strong emotion/feeling and I respect this.
Personally my respect for religion hinges around whether or not it oppresses or invalidates anyone else in the process - my interpretation of religion is that it's a very personal thing, and everyone should be respected, whether they believe in a greater power or not. Although, if your religion/how you practice your religion is aggressive or hurtful to another person or group of people, then I simply have no respect for that.
With the Antz mep part, that was just an exploration into a different sort of thing - it was a bit of a creative collaboration with wanderluft, a dear friend of mine. We somehow escalated the theme of the part into something... very dark! XD It doesn't really portray any of my beliefs, or hers (she is "sorta" Christian - her words not mine XD). It was just a really interesting editing experiment into creating something around a particular theme. The footage itself is an interesting portrayal for this topic anyway, and really has a lot of layers to its construction through symbolism and content.
So basically it was just a creative experiment. I love how you applied "art is relative" to video editing, and this in particular - this is such an intelligent outlook, and seriously it's really nice to discuss video editing in such a way!! <3 So, I'm not sure if this really answers your question, but it wasn't necessarily supposed to be a message about anti-religion, or portraying my particular beliefs, just a sort of journey into a theme/topic. I hope this makes sense as an explanation, and answers your questions/concerns!
