Urban Miscellanea
2020-2022, 2025
Urban Miscellanea is an experimental multimedia anthology that celebrates creativity situated within the urban.
2020/21: States of Apprehension
2021/22: Urban emergency / urban rhythms
2025: Archiving
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Nailah-Amandla James2021/22
At every turn
EmbroideryI decided to interpret 'urban rhythms' to mean the visual and auditory stimuli that overwhelm my autistic brain. This embroidery represents 'urban rhythms' circumscribing my experience of urban spaces; the noises, lights and crowds give me anxiety.
Aspects of urban spaces that are trivial to others, are significant aspects in my day. It feels like a pressure inside my mind, although I am the one inside the shop, the restaurant, the city. I have to find or force gaps in the overwhelm in order to focus on errands and conversations. The only helpful, calming rhythms come from my stims and music through earphones.