Lo-fi Sick Woman Odyssey (2021)
Charlie Fitz
Lo-fi Sick Woman Odyssey is about living and working from a bed in a sick body that cannot adhere to conventional schedules or routines, whether that be a workday or a regular sleep cycle. Charlie was influenced by the lo-fi girl animation popular on YouTube of a girl working at her desk, almost continuously, soundtracked by a 24/7 livestream of lo-fi music.
Created with a lo-fi, collage aesthetic, using photos of herself from the various beds and bedrooms she has worked from since being ill, Charlie’s film engages with crip time, showing the unconventional hours she often keeps, working as and when she feels well enough to do so.
The film has a surreal, dreamlike backdrop, illustrating the strangeness that can result from living and working in the same, small space, with no differentiation between resting time and working time.
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