I Long To Run (2026) is a short film that juxtaposes two realities, represented by the movement of human feet beside the screen and the image of running horses within it, questioning the meaning of life and human existence. The artist presents life as a directionless spinning structure in which pop-cultural references, raw visual strategies, and the comparison of two worlds expose the failure of humans’ attempts to produce progress through performing tasks. By blending humor with discomfort, the work reflects on the cyclical nature of routine life, everyday decisions, and time. The work balances irony and innocence, suggesting that instead of trying to escape a never-ending life cycle in which meaning may not be found, recognizing and inhabiting it might be the best way to approach this deep philosophical dilemma.
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Digital America interviewed Maya Iskoz in April of 2026.
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Maya Iskoz (b. 2004, Boston MA) is a video artist and sculptor who has evolved enough to know that she thinks, but not enough to know why and how. To cope with this permanent confusion, her work looks at the gap between what something is and what it thinks it is, often drawing from scientific and spiritual explanations for existence. She searches in vain for answers in St. Louis MO and was a 2025 artist in residence at the Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art. Recent screenings of her video work include Videodrome at Espacio Odeon (Bogota, CO) and the VIII International Bad Video Art Festival (online).
