In the video "Puesta de luna en Malinalco" which I did in Mexico in 1988, I had the idea of showing a very specific event that only takes place at a certain time of the day and of the year. The video is about a moon setting before dawn, the first full moon of spring (in holy week) in the town of Malinalco in Mexico. It begins in the early hours of the morning while still dark, with the moon just above a mountain. While the moon gradually hides behind the mountain, dawn becomes present and the sounds of the night are gradually transformed into the sounds of the day.

To contemplate this process of change between night and day in a TV monitor implies to be conscious of visual and listening activities towards processes in nature. This has been forgotten in the big cities like Mexico DF.

Emphasizing this particular process seems to me interesting because in 7 minutes there is a great deal of change in nature. I also try to go beyond the process and bring out other meanings. There are 13 full moons throughout the year. When there is full moon it is completely opposed to the sun, and this is why when the moon sets the sun comes out. This opposition (moon-sun) talks about the balance between day and night. Also, the full moon of the holy week used to be the first full moon of the ancient Hebrew calendar. The year started with the solstice of spring which is in reality the beginning of the year cycle.