
Losing the Light
Genres
Overview
Losing the Light reflects the artist's bitter battle to stay in this world as a long-term survivor of AIDS who has lost his vision to CMV retinitis. An experimental self-portrait, the video evokes the dissolution and fragmentation of the artists body, representing the impact of blindness, long-term HIV infection, and the cumulative effects of decades of antiretroviral medication.
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Budget
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Runtime
8 min
Release Date
2023-12-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Kurt Weston
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