en busca de la nada
PRACTICE
Design
Production
Post-production
Sound
Transmedia
PROJECT
en busca de la nada
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Year
[FW25]
Credits
Directed, produced and edited by Johans.
Original score composed by Evan Williams and Taro Arthur
Additional composition by Victoria Lowe and Emiliano Garcia
configuration_C Photography © Nicolas Diaz-Magaloni, Nikia Fenix, Ian Wang, KHALIF, Fiona Choo
Accolades
USC SCA Media Arts + Practice Undergraduate Thesis Project
Discovery Scholar Thesis
Abstract
en busca de la nada is a transmedia collection that merges film, sound, performance, and design into an immersive meditation on existence—an invitation to unlearn societal constructs of identity and purpose, freeing ourselves from neoliberal-imposed frameworks. Inspired by Zen teachings, the work proposes a blank slate from which new understandings can emerge, allowing nature, time, and our surroundings to reshape our perceptions. Rather than seeking concrete answers, the project embraces uncertainty, uncovering deeper truths through experience and discovery.
What do you find when you go in search of nothingness?
The concept
Each medium within the project contains its own distinct concept, which is being explored independently, making it crucial to reinforce these experiments through rigorous research and critical examination—which is still ongoing.
This is a thesis on film art, visual design, and processing. It explores how earlier forms of video art have informed my evolution toward a new approach—one that draws from classic, serene video art while simultaneously pushing its boundaries.
This is a thesis on writing—on the philosophical and metaphysical ideas that underpin the entire project. It examines how the algorithmic writing process both reflects and enhances these themes, advancing the experimentation with narrative structures.
This is a thesis on sound—on noise, its construction, deconstruction, and transformation. It contemplates what we define as music and delves into philosophical inquiries about how we perceive sound (or noise) and its psychological, physiological, and emotional effects.
