At My Window
At My Window is a collaborative video art project based on personal experience.
These videos of everyday occurrences seen from the windows of my home are an invitation.
An invitation to slow down and leave behind the constant stimulus and demands of contemporary life.
An invitation to gently place your focused attention on the rhythm and flow of what transpires before you.
An invitation to watch - and to feel - what happens in your own being.
- Jim Vecchi
The soundtracks for the At My Window videos were crafted by a very talented international group of musicians, sound artists, and composers. With an array of instrumentation and diverse musical styles, their compositions greatly enhance the videos.
Soundtracks by: Trē Seguritan Abalos • AIVA • Dan Cantrell • Eli Carlton-Pearson • La-Nai Gabriel • Beth Goodfellow • Oded Ben Izhak • Okkyung Lee • Lucia Lilikoi • Chris Peck • Rare Blood Music • Hillel Reiner • Fedir Tkachov • Calvin Isaac Wamser • David Watson
At My Window Second Phase - Poetry!
As happy as I am with At My Window in its current form, I know that it can be somehow more. Poetry is the perfect extension to make this on-going project even more profound. I am collaborating with an extremely talented collection of accomplished poets who will compose a poem inspired by their chosen video. Making use of a wide range of poetic forms and styles, the moods and atmospheres of these poems provide added dimensions of feeling, meaning and interpretation to the videos.
Currently there are 5 poems posted on this site, the 10 remaining poems to be posted in the future. To receive email news and updates as this second phase unfolds, send me a message thru the Contact page.
Poems by: Hannah Aizenman (An Extravagance of Crows) • Eleonora Bassi (Night Rain) • Serena J. Fox (Life Flight) • Hyejung Kook (Grey Day) • Scott Silsbe (Traffic Jam)
Navigating This Site:
About : Here you can learn of the story of the making of At My Window. This page includes a video of Jim Vecchi speaking of his personal experiences - of receiving a diagnosis of a potentially debilitating condition that evoked memories from his childhood - which served as the inspiration for this project.
Videos: This page contains a screenshot, along with a brief description, of the 15 videos that make up At My Window with links to individual pages where you can view 3-minute excerpts and full versions of all of the videos.
Soundtracks: The talented musicians who created soundtracks for the At My Window videos are shown here with links to individual pages that contain their bios with links to their personal websites and other sites where their works can be experienced. Each individual musician’s page contains their personal statement on creating their soundtrack.
Poets: The accomplished poets who composed poems for the At My Window videos are shown here with links to individual pages that contain their bios with links to their personal websites and other sites where their works can be experienced. Each individual poet’s page contains their personal statement on composing their poem.
Jim Vecchi: This page contains information on At My Window’s creator including a bio and his further thoughts on this project.
Contact: You are invited to send your thoughts, feelings, comments, questions - or to request email updates and news.
It is highly recommended that the videos be viewed on devices or screens larger than a cell phone.
I am currently seeking venues where At My Window can be exhibited - if you are interested in showing this work, please do Contact Me.