Alanna Paxton explores lingering sensations that occur from transits between virtual and physical realms. Paxton has a particular interest in the malleable nature of perception across digital and physical experiences, particularly after extended time spent in solitude over the past two years. Her approach includes expanded journaling that maps and responds to physical practices such as walking, dreaming, meditation, observing and writing, and how those experiences might be preserved using digital means.
No. 34 is a response to slow solitude through a lens of suburban escapism. The split-channel video is composed of captured footage and digital animation to conjure an uncanny space. The piece explores the potentials and limitations of digital mediums to supplement a sensory experience by enhancing an image or embellishing it with music. The work examines whether a simulated reconstruction of an experience of walking a neighbourhood route can satisfy memory or if it becomes something else entirely. The public bench extends the suburban context, whilst also alluding to a transient space. Through the theatre of audio-visual effects, the work imbues a sense of yearning into the everyday, whilst highlighting the interchangeability
of digital and physical occurrences.
