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An in-house film exploring derealisation, where familiar environments begin to feel distant and unstable through subtle shifts in behaviour, scale and time.
Derealisation describes a shift in perception where the world feels distant, altered or unreal.
The project began in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, when isolation and disruption led to a broader sense of disconnection. The aim was to explore this experience visually, translating a psychological state into something grounded and recognisable.
Rather than focusing on narrative, the intention was to create a series of moments that reflect this shift in perception.
We worked with familiar environments and introduced small disruptions to how they behave.
Changes in timing, scale and physical response create a sense of instability. Movements drift or lag, and objects lose their expected relationship to each other.
These shifts are kept restrained. The work avoids overt distortion, allowing the unease to build gradually as the environment moves further from what feels correct.
The film creates a subtle sense of disconnection by altering how familiar spaces behave.
By keeping the environments recognisable, the work allows the viewer to register the change before questioning it, reinforcing the idea without relying on explanation.
