Sheila's Dream
Sheila’s Dream is a single-channel video that combines multiple film techniques and technologies, conveying a time-travelling narrative reminiscent of a dreamscape. Featuring two protagonists, Sheila (Katie’s grandmother) and Dancing Sheila (her grandmother’s inner spirit or alter ego), the work navigates Katie’s conceptualisation of her grandmother’s fading mind, making real her memories in the lead-up to her death. Sheila’s dream traces Sheila and Dancing Sheila’s movement across Country as they interact with objects and places of personal and cultural significance. Presented at scale and accompanied by a 1960s-inspired soundtrack, Katie’s work intimately reflects on the strength of family connections across time, place and space.