One Year
Dear Unus Annus Team--
Thank you.
I think 2020 was (annusly) the perfect year for Unus Annus, and I'm so grateful. You made me laugh, you gave me things to share with my friends, you gave me things to think about, and things to look forward to. And things to draw!
Most of my close friends are in other states, and when I started writing this, a bunch of us were watching the stream together and texting each other. I love that in this bizarre, difficult year, we got to share this experience, even though we can’t physically be with each other, so I thank you for that too. I got texts today (...yesterday) from people I had shared videos with months ago, who I hadn’t realized had gone on to watch more and were now watching the countdown with me. One minute to go and I got an unexpected video call, and four of us watched the screen go black together.
Mark, you wanted to know how it felt? Unexpected. I got emotional when y’all started with the eulogies in the cry-box, but I was at peace with the channel ending... and I still am, but the moment the screen went dark, the moment I lost sight of the entity that is Unus Annus for the last time, it was quietly powerful. It was real, and final, and touching. I guess it was loss, but I don’t feel like mourning. And then the aftermath, when we verbalized that we shared that moment with 1 MILLION other people around the world... that’s incredible. I don’t even know how to categorize that feeling. We were here.
I feel so proud of you all, even though I don't know you. I feel so happy for you, and so excited for your next projects and for the growth you’ve experienced this year, and for the people who've been inspired by you to create. Maybe I'll even be one of them.
I hope you see this, and I wish you all the best. Memento mori 🖤🤍
