The Attention Machine Experience:
Sparks Bristol
Not Just an Excuse ft. The Attention Machine Experience continued it's tour and premiered at Sparks Bristol for three weeks in early 2026.
This immersive iteration explores attention variability and the inner workings of the ADHD brain — not how it is perceived from the outside, but how it really feels like on the inside.
So for me, it feels like my brain is a TV with lots of different channels... but someone else has the remote.
The Attention Machine Experience is a wall of diverse retro TVs displaying content created by the ADHD community in response to the question “What does your ADHD brain look, feel, or sound like?”
Sparks central Bristol location, free and open to the public allowed us a great opportunity to reach a wider audience.
This ever-evolving installation transforms ADHDer’s inner experience into a dynamic, multi-sensory challenge, by fostering ownership and validation for the Neurodiverse community, while also promoting better understanding from the wider public.
This project is not just for the ADHD community to feel represented, but also so the wider public can better understand our experiences. Our goal since the start of this project was to reach as many of the public as possible. Whether in public spaces, such as Sparks or galleries, classrooms, or offices, we have been determined to create an unforgettable and engaging experience that fosters curiosity, empathy and a greater appreciation for the diversity of human cognition.
Sparks not only allowed us to reach the wider public by challenging viewers to rethink how they perceive Neurodiversity but, also more importantly, helped fellow ADHDer's feel validated, seen and heard, sometimes for the first time in our lives.
