Strange

Strange was inspired by a dream Stephen remembered from childhood whilst living with his nan on Grange park, nicknamed Strange by the locals. While working on the project Stephen was influenced by strong frequent Deja vu and Dreams which focused his eye, helping compose using memory's/screen images. These images could be said to present themselves in a Premonistic like manner according to Stephens own life events later on. Shaw's documentary style depicts memorable local events remembered and told by characters also living on Grange park. It was started whilst studying a degree. The narrative includes murders of Stephens childhood friends, the photographs acting as a memorial to the lives lost. The symbology and text includes open secrets from Stephens life told in a once upon a time style, decipherable within the work. The story’s they tell are enhanced using childhood family snapshots from the subjects themselves. The photograph of Craig holding the Ace of spades whose life was later cut short. The image titled “Behind the black ball” where a young girl is seemingly interacting with the damaged scratched photographic surface as if sensing fate, a moment in the viewers timeline and Craig’s unknown future creates an eerie response. Strange grew stranger with an unexpected turn of events involving and affecting Stephens personal life. All these events are recorded using screenshots, texts and a diary as evidence, as Stephen became aware of a betrayal. Strange evolved with this narrative of Omens and portents aligning with current societal problems, as found in the victims family snapshots. Stephen contrasts film and digital, past and present. Archival and future. Ghosts of the past haunting the present lingering into the future, through connections in time. Shaw hope's to eventually bring this window of reality to a greater audience so they can see truths they would otherwise be blind to.