ISTD 2017 —
The Unconscious mind
The Unconscious mind
The Unconscious Mind is a project that uses the Freudian Theory of the Mind to highlight the nature of psychological truth. Following the fifth brief, The Dead Wood Archive, the project celebrates the well-known biography The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud, written by Sigmund Freud's colleague, Ernest Jones.
The project, along with my publication Wider Than The Sky, was awarded a commendation by the ISTD judges — the only one given in Ireland in almost a decade.
The project, along with my publication Wider Than The Sky, was awarded a commendation by the ISTD judges — the only one given in Ireland in almost a decade.
As an expression of the massive and mysterious unconscious mind, the digital element of this project invites the audience to delve deep within a space that is seemingly infinite unlike that of the publication. Indeed the interplay between the audience and the motion sensor mimics that of the patient and therapist; through interactivity, the audience discovers and explores what is being expressed through typography, and as this changes with their movement, so does its meaning and the search for truth within the space of the unconscious.
The accompanying film below, The Unconscious Mind, captures this narrative. Music courtesy of the incredible German composer, Nils Frahm: http://www.nilsfrahm.com/
A massive and sincere thank you to everyone who helped me make this project what it is, whether that be with their constructive critique, knowledge, gorgeous camera or newfound acting ability: my tutors in NCAD, Dr. Jane Milton, Lucas Garvey and Emily Treacy — as well as anyone else I annoyed during the process!
