Inattention , 2020
11 x 8.5 in (h x w)
Digital animation

This piece shows the defining symptom in those who have Inattentive ADHD. It goes by many names: daydreaming, zoning out, losing focus, staring into space. People experiencing this symptom often lose all sense of what is going on around them and are transported to another place entirely, thinking about thing unrelated to their current situation. At times the state can be taken so far as the person thinking about absolutely nothing at all, not realizing this until they snap out of it.

Other works by Ellen Carlin

Restlessness , 2020
15 x 10 in (h x w)
Digital animation
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Fidgeting , 2020
9 x 9 in (h x w)
Digital animation
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Spacing Out , 2020
8 x 10 x 0.5 in (h x w x d)
Massachusetts College of Art and Design

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