The very first time I ever edited a video was with the home video archives my father had kept since my childhood.
I layered the entire footage with "The Trip" by Still Corners.
When I showed the reconnected scenes of our daily life to my parents, my mother was moved to tears.
That was the moment I realized that a record is not something you simply preserve.
Even as time passes, by adding a personal touch, you can evoke those emotions once again.
The footage I reconnected wasn’t just the past, it had the power to move me in the present.
Since that day, capturing fleeting moments became something special to me.
I began to feel a deep desire to give shape to the time that would otherwise vanish once it passed.
Recently, one wish has become clear.
Years from now, I want to look back at the work that summarizes my life and be moved by it all over again.
Just as my father’s footage became my starting point, I want the things I capture now to become the fuel that drives my future self forward.
Packing moments into balloons.
Not to hold onto them as a heavy burden, but so that my future self can look up at them floating high in the sky and smile.
Balloon Packing Moments is my attempt to do exactly that.
