Snowfall (2021)
Snowfall (2021) is a contemporary audio visual piece designed to disseminate the lived experience of life with chronic illness, more specifically, the chronic skin condition Psoriasis. Drawing from visual analogies, the abstract nature of the film subtracts the medical condition from its context and transforms it into a dissected piece of analysis.
The idea of dissection and micro analysis is representation of the medical reference and investigation process that takes place when living with an illness, whether that is an acute condition that eases over time or a terminal one.
Visually inspired by microscopes, Sci-Fi and laboratory research, the micro imagery resonates with themes of alienation, isolation and dysphoria.
Cinematic inspiration has been drawn from films such as E.T (1982) dir. Steven Spielberg, The Shape of Water (2017) dir. Guillermo del Toro and Arrival (2016) dir. Denis Villeneuve.
Duration: 2 min, 52 sec
Night Fever (2021)
Night fever (2021) attempts to dismantle the complex narrative of night-time and restless slumber. The inspiration and conception for this piece and the main catalyst of thought stemmed from chronic pain, nerve spasms and joint hypermobility. The artwork, while having a specific narrative, generally speaking, insomnia is an impediment so universally acknowledged that most, if not all audience members can empathize with it to a degree.
Cinematic inspiration has been drawn from media such as the BBC’s original Doctor Who (1963) theme, designed by Bernard Lodge, composted by Ron Grainer and arranged by Delia Derbyshire. Other visually and thematic influences include The Twilight Zone anthology (1964) and Twin Peaks (1990).
Duration: 2 min, 23 sec
Brain Pain (2021)
Brain Pain (2021) is a visualisation of the overwhelmingly consumptive state that neuropsychological conditions can feel like, particularly considering brain fog, migraines and disassociation. The structure of the film roots itself somewhere between amicable and unnerving, tingling through your ears, settling in the frontal lobe. The disconnection between one’s body and sense of being, interpreted as an otherworldly moment; fragments of thought peeking through the haze, but not remaining long enough to be of any use.
In part, inspiration for this piece comes from the Japanese horror manga collection Smashed and Shiver, created by Junji Ito. Ito’s work compiles noncomprehensive natural order, abnormal spectacle and the existential terror that comes with the human condition, packaged neatly into two volumes. Cinematic inspiration has been taken from The Twilight Zone anthology (1964), a series of stories rooted thematically in a combination of horror, science fiction and mystery.
Duration 59 sec
Foggy Marshland (2021)
This piece is inspired by the effects of brain fog, fatigue and feeling disassociated as a result of living with chronic illness.
Duration: 28 sec
