7. Midnight Moment in Times Square
Aron Sanchez-Baranda gives Times Square pedestrians a close-up look at unique sea creatures in the latest Midnight Moment video, titled sessile board members. Known as the “flower of the sea,” sessiles are a type of sea anemone. Every night throughout January, these “glistening, pulsing, vibrant-hued invertebrates” will inhabit the billboard screens of Times Square. Sanchez-Baranda has been documenting creatures off the Californian coast for over a decade. He captures footage so close up that the subjects become abstract. He then further manipulates the footage to enhance the barely perceptible movements of the sessiles. The effect is colorful and mesmerizing!
