My fascination with fictitious
stories and fairytales inspired
me to create my own fictional
space; a space that allows me
to play with the idea of fantasy
influencing actual thoughts and
behaviours. The swan headed
character in my two animations
‘A dream is a wish your heart
makes when you’re awake’ and
‘They say you can dream a thing
more than once’ continuously
battles with her fantasies of
herself and her actuality.
I am captivated by the process
of viewing fiction, consuming it
and subsequently projecting the
fictional images into actuality
so that it almost seems as if it
becomes a part of one’s reality.
As such, the narrative generates
a comparison between the girl’s
fantasy and reality. She is a
manifestation of a person both
beautiful and flawed aspiring
to acquire perceived superior
physical and behavioural
attributes of another’..