SAMARA AINGE

Escapism, 2022

animation and digital illustration print

42.0 x 29.7 cm

My artwork explores themes of escapism and how becoming too consumed in a non-physical world can lead to a disconnection from reality. I am focusing on how technology plays a role in this issue.

Each animation frame is hand drawn, painted in gouache, scanned, and compiled digitally in Adobe Animate. This process represents the merging of reality and fiction resulting from unhealthy escapism. The busy, mixed media style captures the noise used to block out reality.

Mirroring my animation, the hand drawn digital illustration uses colour to represent reality and the escapist world.

All Saints’ College