Strange was inspired by a dream Stephen remembered from his childhood whilst living with his nan on Grange park, nicknamed Strange by the locals.

Stephens documentary memorialises local events remembered and told by characters living on Grange park. It was started whilst studying a degree. The narrative includes murders of Stephens childhood friends, the photographs acting as a memorial to the lives lost. The symbology and text includes open secrets from Stephens life told in a once upon a time style, decipherable within the work.

The story’s they tell are enhanced using childhood family snapshots from the subjects themselves. The photograph of Craig holding the Ace of spades whose life was later cut short. The image Titled “Behind the black ball” where a young girl is seemingly interacting with the damaged scratched photographic surface as if sensing fate, a moment in the viewers timeline creates an uncanny and eerie response.

Stephen was also influenced by frequent Deja vu which focused his eye, helping him compose using screen images and ideas from dreams. These images present themselves in a Premonistic like manner according to Stephens own life events. Strange grew stranger with an unexpected turn of events involving and affecting Stephens own personal life. All these events are recorded using screenshots, texts and a diary as evidence within journals, as he became aware of a betrayal. This affected his life badly throughout lockdown.

Strange evolved with this strong narrative of Omens and portents aligning with current societal problems, as found in the victims family snapshots. Stephen contrasts film and digital, past and present. Archival and future. Ghosts of the past haunting the present and lingering on into the future, through connections in time.

Shaw hope's to ultimately bring a window of reality to a greater audience so they can see truths they would otherwise be blind too hoping to help others.