ABOUT

SIMRAN

Without Shape Without Form are an arts organisation who teach knowledge of wellbeing and positivity stemming from their roots in Sikhism.I was commissioned by Artistic Director of WSWF, Deep K Kailey who wrote the script and read the voiceover herself. I was able to draw a storyboard and design everything around this script.The concept of the video is to explain how our minds are easily confused and distracted by random and sometimes negative thoughts. This was explained visually with abstract shapes of different kinds coming together to form different characters representing some of the distracting thoughts we all have. The video ends with a demonstration of Simran, a focussed practice for the mind,in which the audience is invited participate.

The other main character I designed for this project looks quite alien like but represents the self, all of us. We had to pick a look for a figure that has no particular identity. But we also had to make it fun and memorable. The character had to demonstrate various levels of concentration and a sense of serenity in different settings.All scenes and characters were made initially with hand drawn sketches and imagery made with Adobe Illustrator, for approval. I was given artistic freedom to then further the designs by making style frames in 3D using Cinema 4d and Redshift Renderer. Once all scenes were discussed and confirmed I built all scenes and animated them in Cinema 4d.This project was a key component of the WSWF tour which traveled through Scotland and England in 2022/23. Videos like this can really make a difference when trying to explain a concept with any level of complexity in a simplified, understandable way.
This project has been shown in the V&A Dundee, Tramway Glasgow, Kelvingrove Art Gallery/Museum Glasgow and is due to be shown in London.