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1500 Kilometres From Home

Illustrative cinematic scene for this journal entry — Concept artwork · replace with original photography when available

A planned documentary-style journal following the preparation and experience of giving an exhibition-opening speech.

Concept / sample, not published

Proposed story page and treatment. Replace this concept with actual observations and footage after the experience.

This story begins before the speech. In the preparation, the notes, the anticipation and the journey away from home.

The visual approach is simple: small moments of preparation, selected travel footage, the exhibition space and — if permission and circumstances allow — a short part of the speech.

I want the finished entry to show what happened, not pretend that I already know what the experience will teach me.

Suggested structure: Before I leave → The journey → At the exhibition → The moment → What I took away.

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