Lake Valley

Lake Valley is a cel animated film set in an imagined suburb Each frame is a composite of elements from 19th20th century childrens book illustrations cut layered and remapped for the presentday The suburban places encountered in the videothe house the parking lot the parkare familiar and not The story of Lake Valley follows an imagined pet as it seeks attention on one particularly lonely day The pet leaves its family in search of connection in the nearby green The narrative is rooted in the theme of abandonment that permeates childhood in childrens literature Abandonment like a suburban house is relatively ordinary experience sustained by everyday routines and anxieties