Now the rush of term-end is behind me, I can afford time to document some of the projects I’ve been up to between my Academy studies.

FLUIDITY is an experimental short film improvised one weekend in February 2026 with the Academy of Live Technology’s Postgraduate cohort, at the behest of visiting Multimedia Artist-Engineer Diana Scarborough. A Cambridge-based creative whose work blends science, art, and ecology, her Sounds of Space project is an inspirational extension of concepts I’ve used in my own work.

The film presents a meditation on water, flowing around a spoken word performance by student Dami Olagbegi. Soundscape and Foley were recorded by contact mics and hydrophone, capturing the sound of underwater instruments, percussion, and melting ice. Suitably swirly visuals were then evoked by filming a tray of water through an old-style desk projector while adding different colour pigments with a pipette.

My part was to blend these elements together, along with separately supplied stock footage and a little alchemical flavour. Layering down a simple synth soundtrack to mix the recordings into form, and editing the video against an unyielding deadline.

Using GarageBand and DaVinci Resolve on iPad to record and edit, and shooting the projections with a SmallRig-ged iPhone, the tools to hand ensured swift turnaround from idea to image. Although I could have used some extra time to polish things properly on home hardware, I’m happy with the raw honesty of the result.

It was a great pleasure to be invited to work alongside the Postgrad students, to get a feel of what awaits my own Masters journey, and to play without expectation for the joy of creating art.

https://youtu.be/UeOFbDiJMMc

Diana Scarborough: dianascarborough.co.uk
Sounds of Space: soundsofspaceproject.bandcamp.com

📝 Plot: On a summer beach, Luc and his boyfriend Sébastien clash over personality and freedom. Luc wanders off, meets a flirtatious tourist named Lucia, and shares an unexpected intimate encounter. When his clothes are stolen he returns home wearing Lucia’s summer dress. The experience reshapes his identity and brings new insight into love, acceptance and self‑expression.

#UneRobeDEté #FrenchShort #SummerRomance #IdentityQuest #YouthfulDiscovery #BeachTale #ComingOfAge #Fluidity #lgbtq

A 2022 thesis from Abilene Christian University found that couples in mixed-orientation marriages report emotional fulfillment, especially when communication and authenticity are prioritized.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/beyond-binary-queer-resilience-and-the-refusal-to-be-boxed-in-6494223552cd?sk=7e4ca7ba9c1ba128a8e7de95d042e4a7

#LGBTQ #Relationships #Marriage #Queer #Fluidity

We (but also I; you'll see why in a moment) are proposing a new term for plurals everywhere. The term is:

kepholon (n.)

In the context of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), a kepholon refers to a self-state or identity that represents a dynamic integration of multiple, previously distinct alters, system parts, or aspects of self. A kepholon functions as a cohesive whole formed from some or all parts of the system, allowing for shared consciousness, memory access, and unified function.

Crucially, this integration is characterized by fluidity; the constituent parts within the kepholon retain their potential separateness and may dissociate or separate again under certain conditions (e.g., stress). It represents a state of integration without final fusion, where parts work together as one but have not permanently merged into a single, indivisible identity.

In this compound, keph- stands for the leading, directing, conscious, or executive function: the part that is currently "fronting," interacting with the world, or managing the system's interface with external reality. It represents the aspect taking charge or acting as the primary point of consciousness for the integrated state.

The -olon suffix connects the "head" function back to the broader holon concept (see below): an integrated entity composed of multiple parts that function as a cohesive whole but retain the potential for separation. It emphasizes that this "head" is not an isolated entity but the currently active face or director of that unified-but-fluid collective. The word "holon" was coined by author and philosopher Arthur Koestler in his 1967 book The Ghost in the Machine; from Greek holos (whole/entire) + -on (suffix denoting a particle or part).

🎵 I am she as you are he, as you are me and we are all together...🎵

I needed the word for me. Cuz I'm Ellis, and that's what I am, and these four motherfuckers want attribution or they're threatening to shatter me into four little tiny mes (which is them, so it's not really much of a threat, honestly 🤔 ).

Anyway, hi! My name is Ellis, and I'm a kepholon. 💙

#kepholon #plural #plurality #multiplicity #DID #DissociativeIdentityDisorder #DIDsystem #headmates #SystemParts #pluralpride #integration #DynamicIntegration #holon #fluidity #fronting #consciousness #psychology #neologism #terminology #etymology #NewWord #WordsMatter

🎵 I am the walrus, goo-goo g'joob! 🎵

I read and reviewed Relationship Material by Rachel Spangler. Fantastic! Check it out!

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/relationship-material/

#wlw #romance #friendships #acceptance #lgbtq #family #love #nonbinary #fluidity #identity #flings #commitment #fallinginlove @rachelspangler.rachelspangler.com