{"id":10893,"date":"2026-03-03T16:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=10893"},"modified":"2026-03-04T22:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:12:16","slug":"impermanence-and-the-discomfort-of-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/impermanence-and-the-discomfort-of-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Impermanence and the Discomfort of Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VM ML6\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f-9eNYjrodE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mendiola, Viviana. (2026). Impermanence and the discomfort of change. YouTube. <sub><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\">CC-BY-SA-4.0<\/a>. <\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video explores impermanence and the discomfort it brings. The imagery shifts between different stages of my life, and it features a historical photograph, urban scenes, travel images, transitions between living and work spaces, and ocean views. The structure is intentionally uneven. It reflects movement rather than stability.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The images in this project are intentionally ordinary\u2014snapshots taken in moments of transition. Their slight imperfections mirror the theme itself: the unease of movement, the unfinished quality of change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ocean appears throughout the video as a quiet constant. I have lived in different places and moved through different roles, but the ocean has remained a visual anchor. I have viewed it from different windows, different cities, different moments in my life. It is both the same and never the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, the other images represent change: new environments, professional transitions, travel, unfamiliar spaces. The discomfort of starting over. The unease of movement. The instability of identity shifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Impermanence is often framed romantically, but lived experience is more complicated. Change can be disorienting. It can feel like loss before it feels like growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phrase, \u201cimpermanence, the discomfort of impermanence,\u201d names that tension directly. Awareness does not erase difficulty. Understanding that everything changes does not make change easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ocean, however, continues. It remains in motion without resisting that motion. In that sense, it represents continuity beneath instability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project reflects on the contrast between the constancy of the ocean in my life and the instability of career shifts, movement, and personal transition. Impermanence does not disappear. It reshapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attributions <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Software<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video assembled using the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/photos\/export-photos-videos-slideshows-and-memories-pht6e157c5f\/mac\">Apple Photos slideshow tool <\/a>(macOS).<br \/>Exported at 1080p resolution using default slideshow export settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Images<\/strong><br \/>Original photography by Viviana Mendiola (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/powerpoint\">Microsoft PowerPoint <\/a>design tools used to add design elements to the original photographs and to text-only slides.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/picryl.com\/media\/house-boating-on-the-miami-river-fla-nby-429610-43f0e9\">House Boating on the Miami River, Fla<\/a>. National Photo Company Collection, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libraryofcongress.gov\">Library of Congress<\/a>. Public domain image, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.picryl.com\">Picryl<\/a>.<br \/>Title image AI-generated using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chatgpt.com\">ChatGPT<\/a>: prompt \u201cthe discomfort of impermanence featuring ocean background.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elevator image AI-generated using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chatgpt.com\">ChatGPT<\/a>: prompt \u201celevator with all floors lit up.\u201d<br \/>\u201cPassing\u201d image generated using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/powerpoint\">Microsoft PowerPoint<\/a> design tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Credits image AI-generated using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chatgpt.com\">ChatGPT<\/a>: prompt \u201ccredit sources used.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Music<\/strong><br \/>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/music\/upbeat-calm-corporate-100-bpm-full-14162\/\">Upbeat Calm Corporate 100 BPM (Full)<\/a>\u201d by LiteSaturation (<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/license-summary\/\">Pixabay Content License<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Voiceover<\/strong><br \/>Original recording by Viviana Mendiola (2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mendiola, Viviana. (2026). Impermanence and the discomfort of change. YouTube. CC-BY-SA-4.0. This video explores impermanence and the discomfort it brings. 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