This thesis begins with the premise that darkness offered by the landscape of the boreal north opens up new potential narratives and different languaging of the built environment. If sensitivity is nurtured towards this landscape, it may provoke the emergence of new methods of engagements that reconnects the self to the exterior challenging existing preconceptions. The study also recognises the fact as given, that in present times, this relation of self with darkness is endangered and not valued. Thus the thesis aspires to open up this question -- what is the value of darkness in such a landscape and what kind of architecture may emerge if an alternate discourse that values this darkness might exist.

2D Animation is explored as a tool to visualize hallucinations in the VR (Virtual Reality) documentary film Urban Witches. The hallucinations are based on the memories of the filmmaker Nicia Fernandez who traveled to Mexico to experience a peyote ceremony - which is a collective healing ritual among several native Mexican tribes, in which the hallucinogenic plant peyote is consumed. The film involves several layers of interpretation: the camera, memories, neoshamanism etc. and touches upon subjects such as authenticity and mindfulness. An interpretive animation method is used, so as to avoid any unfounded representations, while an intuitive method is proposed as an alternative at the end. / 2D Animation utforskas som ett verktyg för att representera hallucinationer i den dokumentära VR (Virtual Reality) filmen Urban Witches. Hallucinationerna är baserade på minnen från filmskaparen Nicia Fernandez som reste till Mexiko för att ta del av en peyote ceremoni, vilket är en kollektiv ceremoni för själsligt läkande bland många urinvånare i Mexico, där den hallucinogena drogen peyote tas. Filmen har flera lager av tolkningar: kameran, minnen, neoshamanism m.m. och rör vid ämnen såsom autenticitet och "medveten närvaro” (mindfulness). En tolkande metod för animationen är använd för att försöka undvika felaktiga representationer, medan en mer intuitiv metod är föreslagen mot slutet av arbetet.