No Sleep Just Clouds
Enter a world of cloudscapes in an installation exploring how neurodivergent people experience creative spaces as audiences, participants and artists.
No Sleep Just Clouds investigates the experiences of autistic, marginalised and wider neurodivergent people in the creative sector, and the struggle to thrive and be ‘productive’ under capitalism.
Taking visual inspiration from anime, gaming and popular culture communities, the moving image follows a protagonist exploring a mission to create the ultimate, perfect piece of work.
Using semi-autobiographical narratives, the work explores the obsessions of the protagonist in order to provide a distraction – in this case, clouds – in place of being able to make the art.
The installation aesthetic draws from Babeworld’s research into the creation of environments that reflect sensory spaces for neurodivergent people.
Working in collaboration with Utopian Realism, the installation is accompanied by an ambient soundtrack.
No Sleep Just Clouds is an Unlimited UK Partner Award 2023 commission with LEVEL Centre and The Art House, made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England
Need to know
The film is available to watch on this page, Wednesday 4 – Sunday 8 September.
This film is part of Unlimited on Screen. Films in the programme are available to watch in the Blue Side Foyer, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, 10.30am – 6pm on Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 September, or online for the duration of Unlimited festival (Wednesday 4 – Sunday 8 September).
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Dates & times
04 Sep – 08 Sep 2024
Standard entry
Free – no ticket required
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