Ten Seconds
Kevin Li
This thesis takes the form of a large format printed book designed to encourage readers to slow down both physically and perceptually. The book consists primarily of full bleed images derived from short, quiet video clips of ocean. Each spread isolates a single frame, transforming fleeting, time based moments into still images that invite sustained attention. By translating moving images into a tactile, slow medium, the work challenges the speed and efficiency that dominate contemporary visual culture. In everyday life, images are rapidly consumed scrolled past, skimmed, or absorbed unconsciously. This book resists that habit. Its scale, weight, and visual density encourage the reader to pause, linger, and become aware of the act of seeing itself. The difficulty of reading the text is intentional; meaning unfolds gradually through prolonged engagement. As a result, the book becomes not just an object to view, but an experience that embodies the slowness it promotes.This project proposes slowness as a quiet form of resistance to the accelerated rhythms of modern life. Aimed at individuals immersed in fast paced, screen saturated routines, it offers a space for reflection and visual rest, inviting viewers to reclaim time, attention, and awareness.