This animation is called 'F on Eye'. ‘I’ is spelt ‘e-y-e’. In American Sign Language the sign for F also means 'peep'.
It is filmed from the perspective of a person inside an apartment peering through a peephole in the front door. The person appears to be gripped by fear but compelled to keep looking. In the hallway, an ominous nose-shaped creature seems to be advancing towards the door at slow but steady speed.
Since the animation has no sound the subtitles carry a lot of the meaning. Like a horror movie soundtrack, the captions convey the growing tension, and an atmosphere of suspense and unease. The captions are written from the perspective of the apartment itself: The lock feels flimsy, the doormat doesn’t want to welcome anymore.
The artists chose to make the threatening character in the shape of a nose because while it is quite ridiculous it is also sinister. The nose is intended to symbolise decision-makers such as Alexander Graham Bell who tried to suppress sign language.
The peephole perspective from inside the apartment communicates a feeling of a home under threat, a feeling of being vulnerable in one's own home. 'F on Eye' asks us to consider what it feels like when this safe space – one’s native language – is under attack.
To the right of this stop there is a set of headphones on the wall, where scene by scene audio description of the film can be heard.
Please follow the tactile line to the next stop to reach the bench situated in front of the film.