An Index Of Secrets - Scene 8 - “Free And Automatic Word Association” - Nat Bradley - Video Art

by Nat Bradley July 25, 2024

The film "An Index Of Secrets" will be released as a series of scenes weekly on Instagram and YouTube. Upon completion, the scenes will be compiled into a finished film.

Scene 8
“Free And Automatic Word Association”

Lucian
OK, Veronica.
How do you feel ?

Veronica
I feel fine.
Calm.

Lucian
Good.
Let’s start with free and automatic word association.
Mission Time Index 1048, 13, 26.
Mission Elapsed Time .
MET 1048 days, 13 hours, 26 minutes.

The word is “organism”.

Veronica
A circle.
Melt.
Melting.
Damnation.
Hover.
Hovering.
Just above the surface.
Surface mapping.
A vulgar hole.
Pale blue eyes.
Buckets of piss.
Nutritional supplements.
A pus filled infection.
Calling home now.
Wait times.
Calling home.
Dread.
Floating.
A black ocean.
A black ocean.
A message from the sky.

Lucian
OK, we can stop here.

Veronica
Well, that was some cheerful material.

Lucian
Haha, it sure was.

Veronica
I know we have to keep doing these but I am not sure what the point is.

Lucian
Well, sometimes it takes a lot of data to start showing a pattern.

Veronica
True.
I see you are scheduled to meet with Cleara tomorrow.

Lucian
Yes. Another synthetic prototype.
Let’s see how it goes.