It was only 41 seconds long.

Shot on a 3.2 megapixel Canon camera, the footage was simple, rough, and experimental. I had recently discovered I could transfer video files onto my PC, edit them using free Microsoft software, and upload the result online through Video Google. Around that same time, I was using a T-Mobile Sidekick, exploring early digital tools and beginning to see how technology could become part of visual expression.

At the time, it felt like curiosity more than strategy.

I was not trying to build an audience or start a long-term project. I was simply testing an idea and exploring what video could do.

That experiment became a short video called The Boardriding, which is included in the vlog above.

Looking back, the video feels raw and simple, yet I can already see elements that would continue in my work — movement, rhythm, performance, and visual storytelling.

What I did not realize then was that this small experiment would become part of a much larger creative path.

Over time, video became woven into my practice, from performance pieces and ASL expression to experimental video art and installations. It also helped me connect with people far beyond my immediate community, something I could not have imagined in 2006.

I still have the camera, the skateboard, and even the shoes from that time. I like seeing them now because they remind me that creative journeys often begin with ordinary tools and unplanned moments rather than a grand strategy.

Sometimes the smallest experiment becomes a foundation.

This month marks 20 years since that first public upload, and revisiting it has made me reflect on how experimentation can grow into something lasting.

That same thread has inspired a new artwork I will reveal on May 30 called Global Touch, which explores ideas of connection, movement, and how something that begins in one place can reach much farther than imagined.

When I look back at that first 41 second video, I do not just see an old upload. I see the beginning of a journey that is still unfolding.

It started with 41 seconds.

And it continues.