In Pursuit of Happiness

  • Susanson Robert
In Pursuit of Happiness is a culmination of work and experimentation carried out over the last 7 months for my Independent Practice module at Glasgow University as part of my masters. This is the third and final instalment and brings together ideas from the first IP showing, Journey from the Black Sun and the second IP showing, Journey towards the Golden Sun.

The idea for In Pursuit of Happiness came from a willingness to share my experiences with depression and follow my often futile attempts to remain positive when I was at my very lowest. Some people might be surprised that I managed to get out of bed to make this, but I wouldn’t be one of those people.

The piece explores some of the coping mechanisms (bad or good OR good & bad depending on how you see it) I may or may not have deployed. It speaks of unpredictability, confusion, disillusion, shame, the past and the present and ends in me.