ARKETEKTON

Arketekton explores the idea of humans being treated as cogs in a machine and the adverse effects this has on a society and on individuals. This is a story about an individual who attempts to rebel and break the mould, in turn liberating an underlying suppressed creativity. The film explores themes such as alienation and repression, but most importantly individualism; and the power and liberation that can stem from it. The concept of the film is highly stylised and the world very unique. Production design played a critical role in producing a distinctive and original piece of work. The world we see in Arketekton is a world where faceless functionalism dominates. This  informed the aesthetic of the film; such as that everything in this world would be geometric, including the details of a square water bottle and a square monocle worn by the boss, Gonzo. I wanted to play with a heightened sense of reality and chose to have my characters silent, mirroring their suppressed nature as human beings of this world. In this film my aim was to highlight some of the universal challenges we face, individualism and creativity, whilst drawing on my own personal voice and experience, trying to bring these issues to light in an inspiring, abstract and unique way.