The Hiding Place follows the consciousness of a character who is consumed by videos of weather events. Interspersed with this footage are 3D animations that rehearse or interpret the weather, shelter the character’s view and provide moments of extreme escapism. Across the video, the storms outside these digital windows start to seep into the animated space. They are breathed through the character, and the separation of the character is challenged, questioning whether their state of emotional weather is emerging from or influencing the weather outside.

Notes from Curator

Film and photography are deeply interconnected, both capturing moments in time. In his film Cloudwatching, Tom explores this relationship through a series of cloud photographs edited together using 3D animation software. The software stretches, compresses, and distorts the images, transforming these simple scenes to complex forms. Paired with a carefully crafted soundscape, the film creates a dreamlike reality, as the familiar shapes of clouds morph into an otherworldly, uncanny rhythm.