Trace Elements is a short formal exercise in which the camera moves around a room, exploring the almost tactile surfaces of a decaying wall with a constant sense of bewilderment and restless hesitation, as if the camera never does find its target. Gunvor Nelson's own body is constantly present, its shadow insisting on merging with the other shadow-forms reflected on the walls. Such shadows are juxtaposed with excessive light, creating in its relation with movement and editing multiple surfaces that elude clear spatial resolution. Nelson composed the soundtrack of the video herself, a flickering electroacoustic soundscape. Both visually and sonically, Trace Elements stands as a work of both immense maturity and daring experimentation.