The headed swan story. By Versia Harris.

Versia Harris

Full spread in Bassculture Islands issue no 1.

My fascination with fictitious stories and fairytales inspired me to create my own fictional space; a space that allows me to play with the idea of fantasy influencing actual thoughts and behaviours. The swan headed character in my two animations ‘A dream is a wish your heart makes when you’re awake’ and ‘They say you can dream a thing more than once’ continuously battles with her fantasies of herself and her actuality.

I am captivated by the process of viewing fiction, consuming it and subsequently projecting the fictional images into actuality so that it almost seems as if it becomes a part of one’s reality. As such, the narrative generates a comparison between the girl’s fantasy and reality. She is a manifestation of a person both beautiful and flawed aspiring to acquire perceived superior physical and behavioural attributes of another'..