Young Trucker

Artist Susie J. Lee (born 1972)

Date2013

MediumHigh-definition video portrait

Dimensions50 × 34 × 4 in. (127 × 109.2 × 10.2 cm)
Duration: 1 minute, 18 seconds

ClassificationsTime-Based Media

Credit LineCourtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

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Label TextAt first, this young trucker from North Dakota avoids your gaze. Sitting silently in front of Susie J. Lee’s camera for up to 30 minutes, the subject finally locks eyes with you and a laugh spreads across their face. Lee’s video portrait offers them in all their human physicality, leaving you feeling like this is someone you now know. To me, this is a gifted moment of shared humanity and empathy.

Al principio, este joven camionero de Dakota del Norte evita nuestra mirada. Después de permanecer sentado en silencio frente a la cámara de Susie J. Lee durante 30 minutos, finalmente nos mira a los ojos y se le escapa una carcajada. El retrato en video de Lee le presenta en toda su fisicalidad humana, dándonos la sensación de que es alguien a quien conocemos. Para mí, este es un momento privilegiado de humanidad y empatía compartidas.