HSA is a short film that collages video and photography taken during the opening month of Hudson Yards. The film is narrated by Sharp, who discusses their childhood struggle with asthma; the medications and machines necessary for their survival; and the insecurities of moving through crowded neocapital public-private places that don't consider physically or invisibly disabled visitors. The score is also by Sharp, who recorded sounds at Hudson Yards and stitched them together with manipulated sounds of skin on various plastics, metals, and trash commonly seen in public places and construction sites.
Alt text description: a video segment framed with a lavender border set against a bright blue perimeter. The video has a shadow effect, making it appear to float against the blue. The video has the letters HSA on them, followed by segments of whipping advertisements, newly planted purple flowers, and caution tape. The video is captioned, and discusses the narrator's childhood struggle with asthma and the medications and machines that allowed them to survive.
Filmed and shot by Daniel Sharp
Narrated by Daniel Sharp
Scored by Daniel Sharp
HSA (video, 10min 23sec, stills), 2019-2021