But this of course is what any memory or memorial is. Bradley states that he was inspired to contact Lachman having seen a 2006 documentary (Final 24: River Phoenix) that traced the final day of Phoenix’s life. In it, Lachman recalls the last day of shooting on Dark Blood: “We did four takes of a soliloquy, the last day we shot with him on Dark Blood. It was in the cave on a set in Los Angeles that we had created after coming back from the desert in Utah… it was lit to feel like it was all lit by candles. That was on Saturday—just hours before he died in front of the Viper Room early Halloween morning. When we saw the dailies on Monday morning, after the last take and we heard ‘cut,’ the camera was still rolling, and I realized that I hadn’t turned the camera off. The lights on the set were dimmed down and for at least fifteen seconds, which seemed like a lifetime, River was standing in front of the camera as a perfect silhouette only lit by the candles. It was the eeriest feeling I’ve ever had with something that I had photographed. People were crying. We knew it was the last time we would ever see River.” What Lachman does—looking for signs and portents in the footage of Phoenix—is exactly what fans do when they pour over videos of their heroes and exactly what Bradley is asking his audience to do when confronted by his artworks.