Lost on the tracks
In Lost on the tracks I wanted to take the audience into the experiences of the neurologically divers. I have been diagnosed with a variety of labels including dislikes, dyspraxia and ADHD but always felt the specificity of these diagnosis was imperfect. I wanted to try and express the moment by moment experiences of a neurodiverse mind. I also wanted to explore themes of mechanical immersion, how the human is cyborged with their city. This makes the city as alive as its human inhabitants, both components of the same living meta organisms.
By shooting a short journey from my forehead and then using that footage as a skeleton for otherworldly landscapes I disorient the viewer and create the experience of having one's train of thought interrupted by distracting elements. Rotoscoping allowed me to drop in clips of footage to reflect the moments of organised clarity that are crowded out by curious distractions. I wanted to capture the ‘magical’ element of distractibility, flooded with interesting thoughts and new perspectives but undermined by the ordered ‘real world’. I wanted to emphasise a neutral value judgement having ADHD is a blessing and a curse, not one or the other.