After the initial introduction to the project, a group of us began to discuss the themes which stood out to us, like the idea of body horror, and the visualisation of dreams. This led on to remind me of a series of experiences that I have had since about the age of 9 years old. Usually, it happens whilst I am doing something rather monotonous or repetitive; such as walking, sitting in a class, or cutting paper with a pair of scissors. It is a very rare occurrence, and I can only recall it happening a handful of times, but what happens is that I have a sort of outer-body experience. It is as if my mind floats away, and I feel as if I am floating above my own body, whilst continuing to perform whatever action I was doing. I feel like an outsider looking in on myself and my immediate surroundings, and whilst in this state I find myself contemplating my existence;
What is my existence doing as a part of the universe? What is it about my life, my existence that is important to the workings of nature? How far does the universe extend from existing knowledge? Do I even exist? Do the people around me exist? Am I significant? It is as if I have been trapped in a bubble, sounds become dampened and time seems to slow down, but when I look around me everything is travelling at the same speed, and once I become aware of my surroundings this is usually when the feeling stops, and I come back to being my normal self again. Re-discovering this in context to the videos that we have been watching and discussing, I would like to be able to somehow capture some part of these experiences using moving image. I would also like to experiment with sound and see how potentially changing the sounds that you would normally hear when looking at a moving image could change the perception of the piece.
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AuthorThird Year BA Hons Fine Art student studying at Falmouth University Archives
April 2017
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