diplopia

a film about traveling with double vision.

I had the misfortune of one of my eyes not fully moving to one side. The current diagnosis for this is 'internuclear ophthalmoplegia', which apparently is a disorder of conjugate lateral gaze in which the affected eye shows impairment of adduction.

My left eye diverges from the right eye, which means that my brain "sees" double, or what they call 'diplopia'. As my eyes no longer work together they see different images and my brain cannot comprehend the resulting information. This has led me to see things that aren't there, resulting in my tripping over and walking into objects.

In this new work I have continued my interest in creating moving pictures. Painters, photographers, and filmmakers have inspired its making and I have treated these animated landscapes as a simplified drawing. Trying to avoid putting in more than is necessary; I endeavour to balance the identity of the landscape, with the abstraction of the picture frame, reducing and simplifying the colour space.

The soundtrack is constructed from sounds I recorded inside the car; driving along different tarmac textures. I have also used a recording in a lay-by on the A30. These sounds have been mixed and heavily treated.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• stop frame
• animation