Spiral

Spiral is an animation exploring the inner world of a person struggling with anxiety and recurring panic attacks.

Through the protagonist’s eyes, we witness their senses distort and their grip on reality slowly slip away as a panic attack builds. Their desire to escape grows stronger, and spiralling thoughts of needing to run leave them feeling trapped in a seemingly never-ending cycle.

This film was created during my third year of Illustration studies at HSLU DFK as my bachelor’s thesis project.