A Dutch filmmaker made a touching time-lapse video that journeys through his daughter Lotte’s entire childhood, from birth to age 18.
Frans Hofmeester shared his “Portrait of Lotte, 0 to 18 years” on YouTube Friday in celebration of her birthday. The video’s description reads:
To better understand the psychological phenomena of memory and time, Hofmeester sought for a concept that could be supported through the mediums of film and photography.
The time-lapses confront us with our mortality. In a montage of less than 6 minutes, the viewer can observe one of the most mysterious and profound processes in human life – to grow up and age.
Hofmeester attempts to create and preserve a sense of reality. Thus, the portraits are created without the use of extra make-up or filters – bare, honest, unpolished and uncensored.
Lotte’s brother Vince’s life is also being documented in this way, though he’s still got four more years of portraits to go.
Both videos remind me of that saying, “The days are long, but the years are short.” Though, in this case, the years seem really short.