"I watched a lot of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) videos on YouTube and found myself in a secretive world that shared a mysteriously gratifying sonic language amongst its viewers. I wanted to make a film that directly reflected such a private, yet public experience for both the ASMR performer and the ASMR viewer and explore the idea of a ritual played out thousands of times. The title, ‘Cold Meridian’ suggests a darker approach to what is usually a relaxing realm of the internet and I tried to imagine what would be the bad dream of either a viewer or the ASMR performer. The voyeuristic impulse of the viewer is suddenly challenged by the online performer who magically comes to life and questions their actions. The idea of streaming content as something inert is challenged when the online performer confronts the viewer with questions, which poses a further question of who controls whom. "