I propose to transform Gallery B (2,892 sq ft) into an immersive, fully accessible, architecturally scaled installation that simulates the inner experience of a person navigating a day with ADHD. The Daily Dilly-Dally invites visitors to physically move through a distorted mental landscape—marked by distraction, humor, sensory overwhelm, and glimmers of joy.

The installation takes the form of a walkable maze with 8-foot walls and 42-inch-wide barrier-free corridors, topped by a mirrored drop ceiling. This reflection offers a distorted glimpse of the correct path—mirroring how people with ADHD often “see” what needs to be done, but still can’t execute it linearly. This mirrored overhead view allows visitors to choose to navigate alone or in pairs—engaging the ADHD “body double” technique, where one person guides while the other moves forward.

Corridors are defined with permanent vinyl text on the floor and walls, naming zones that mimic real cognitive detours and emotional flashpoints:

• First Alarm: Wake Up, Second Alarm: Seriously, Wake Up, and Third Alarm: Log Into Work in Your PJs open the experience.

• The Impulse Buy Aisle displays a gallery of paintings and sculptural objects representing everything from candy to tattoos—items bought in hyperdopaminergic moments and quickly discarded.

• The Hall of Discarded Hobbies offers a museum of abandoned passions—sewing, painting, model kits, languages—some still glowing with potential.

• Which Way Now? sits at a literal crossroads, pushing visitors to decide with no clear prompt.

• Other zones include looping sound corridors, soft daydream bubbles, and whispering walls of self-doubt—all punctuated with tactile, optional interaction.

Tactile elements are integrated throughout: woven fabric walls in the Laundry Loop, textured tokens, smooth or soft surfaces in quiet zones, and embossed signage for blind or low-vision visitors. All sensory components are optional. Silencing earmuffs will be offered at the entrance. Built-in audio descriptions, Braille and large print signage, and touchable installations allow for seamless neurodivergent and disabled participation—no additional requests required.

Upon entry, guests receive a checklist card with humorous “to-do” items tied to the zones. Visitors stamp their cards as they complete sections—not to mark progress, but to reflect the lifelong pursuit of external validation so often embedded in the ADHD experience.

This work builds on my ADHD Brain Coral series and my immersive installation Lost & Found Meditation, which debuted at the Saint Louis Art Museum in 2024. With my background in UX design, I embed accessibility not as an add-on, but as a creative driver. My practice uses absurdity, immersion, and empathy to dismantle traditional ideas of productivity, focus, and failure.

The Daily Dilly-Dally is both a conceptual map and a sensory poem—offering a rare opportunity to feel, rather than explain, the complexity of ADHD.