This video combines digital footage of badminton training with self-filmed 8mm footage of hands clapping. I use clapping as a rhythmic action that can suggest synchronization, applause, or discipline, depending on how it is read. The clap becomes both a sound and a structure, guiding the pace and layering of the edit.

By letting the rhythm of the clapping drive the video, I explore ideas of training, repetition, and action and reaction. Cropping and layering are used to create depth and to position the analogue film as the source of movement and timing within the digital footage. As the work develops, changes in pace and opacity reanimate the clapping and shift the tone of the piece.

The video is intentionally structured but remains open-ended, allowing viewers to interpret the relationship between effort, control, and performance in their own way.