Rachel Rose's video 'Everything and More' explores space travel and mortality through immersive visuals

Rachel Rose's 11-and-a-half-minute video 'Everything and More' from 2015 blends footage of space training with abstract imagery to probe themes of life and death. The work incorporates an interview with astronaut David Wolf, who describes sensations of weightlessness and unseen colors, alongside his reflections on leaving Earth. Visuals include close-up shots of mixed oils and pigments, scenes from a neutral-buoyancy lab used for astronaut training, and slow-motion, red-tinted crowd scenes from a rock concert. Audio features manipulated vocals from Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace', adding a spiritual dimension. Rose's research-based approach fuses factual elements with aesthetic persuasion, creating a piece that is both disorienting and soothing. The video was reviewed in the January & February 2016 issue of ArtReview, highlighting its exploration of human absence and the unknown.